Death of a Salesman

Fly Free The historical meaning of the American dream included the promise of freedom opportunity and equality for all. The original dream of success did not exclude wealth and personal attributes but, its main focus was on enterprise, bravery and hard work. However, this dream continues to be distorted to focus on the outer-self with personal attractiveness being the most important strength in determining success. In the play Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller examines …

…to achieve his ultimate success in life. One of the most important questions addressed in Death of a Salesman is that Biff has inherited his fathers twisted concept of success, and struggles throughout the play with trying to come to terms with it. However, ultimately success is a state of mind which is not defined by money and social prestige. Thus each individual must overcome his false views of success in order to "fly free."