Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller's 1949 play is viewed by many as an attack on the “American Dream” of achieving wealth and success without regard for principle. It revolves around the last days of Willy Loman, a salesman, who cannot understand how he failed to win success and happiness. Through a series of tragic revelations of the life he has lived with his wife, his sons, and his business associates, we discover how his quest for success kept him blind to the people who truly loved him. He was a once successful traveling salesman and how character flaws, bad judgment, and other life situations cause his life to slip out of control.