Social Objective of Death of a Salesman

Miller’s book Death of a Salesman is like no other book of the time. Instead of focusing on high, successful parts of life, or focusing on heroes who save the day, Miller chooses to focus on the common man. His book is a reflection of the American Dream slipping through the fingers of the characters in the play, which can also be society as a whole. A common fact that seems to be avoided …

…reflection of this book for many reasons. Both contain a lust for success through money. Society involves failures just as Death of a Salesman did unlike most books of the time. A lot of Americans lives end in sadness, and Death of a Salesman ends in sadness too with Willy Loman dieing in a car accident. Overall, the American dream falls away from individuals in both society and in Death of a Salesman. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**