Most of Miller’s play is directly or indirectly about the American Dream, because, ultimately this dream wasn’t going to succeed as lots of people wished. Death of a Salesman is a moving destruction of the whole myth. To be hard working, honest and have ambition were the ways of the American Dream. This will only lead to success, wealth and in due time – power. But the dream for everyone developed and encouraged greed, selfish behavior, pride and rivalry between one another.

Willie Loman, in “Death of a Salesman”, has lived his life in pursuit of the American dream. Traditionally the American dream meant opportunity and freedom for all, and Willie believed that. However, hard work could not earn him everything that he wanted or thought he deserved. In order to obtain the American Dream and himself he had to accumulate we

alth and objects. The consumer oriented society in which Willy’s life will not allow him to live the American Dream.

In the final scene Nora is changed. Her husband Torvald forces Nora to truly see the quality of her life and marriage and Torvald’s character. Nora refusing to succumb to the masculine identifies and insists on her own ability. She declares her aspiration to become a person who names her signature indicates. In her closing Nora declares: “I’m a human being no less than you – or anyway I ought to become one, I can’t go on believing what the majority says, or what’s written in books. I have to think over these things myself and try to understand them”. (Isben 545)

Anna J. Pamela and Rosen C. Robert “Literature and Society: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction”, 1994, 3d edition; “Death of a Salesman”, by Arthur Miller and “A Doll’s House”, by Henrik Ibsen

All Willy ever wanted was to be successful role model for his sons and successful in business. That he was not, at least not in a practical way. Charley said it best, to Willy. “When are you going to grow up”? (Miller 755) Nora thought of committing suicide to protect her husband and her family. Willy also thought of suicide for the sake of his

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