Miller portrays the Lomans as an average all American family. He does this with the setting of middle class suburbia as well as with the dialogue. The house is described as “small, fragile-seeming home” with the kitchen as the center of the household. It could be anyone’s home, in any neighborhood in America. Additionally, the dialogue of the play includes a lot of American slang: gee, Pop, babe, flunk and knock ‘em dead, and the dialect of “coulda”, “woulda”, and “gotta” are also typically American. This is very effective depicting the Lomans as an everyday American family.

Willy and Linda Loman attempt to achieve their own version of the American Dream. Their lives are full of monthly payment to pay for possessions that symbolize achieving that dream, such as a car, (Studebaker), home and household applia

Biff’s relationship with his father has been turbulent over the years, and it is ironic that Biff will have the chance to follow his heart and achieve the American Dream. This is Arthur Miller’s idea of the American Dream, if you follow your heart and do what makes you truly happy, you can achieve success.

For years Willy has believed that both he and his sons (particularly Biff), will one day be great successes. He thinks that natural charisma, good looks and confidence are the most important attributes needed for success. The idea that “personality wins the day” is a flaw in Willy’s logic because hard work and dedication are what determines success. Charley and Bernard, who have success but not personality, prove Willy’s theory to be wrong.

Biff’s perception of his father as an almost flawless person left him vulnerable when he realized his father was actually a failure and he discovered his unfaithfulness to his mother (Pal). This represented itself as both a positive and negative situation for Biff, because although he was distraught of this discovery, and he realized all his father’s imperfections, it was also a turning point in his life. By running away, he was able to experience another kind of life and actually feel the accomplishments and benefits of hard work, as well as gain some self-respect which was lacking in his character. Biff was able to dream of his own future, have goals and actually feel as though he was be a success some day.

Even though this play is most definitely at tragedy, there is a window of opportunity for optimism and I don’t believe that Arthur Miller has given up on the American Dream either. His views on capitalism are extremely apparent, but his depicture and evolution of Biff’s character encourage people to follow their dreams to be successful.

Even after this realization. Willy still believes this is

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