The play "Death of a Salesman-, written by Arthur Miller in 1949 deals with the pressure of becoming a well - liked, wealthy and successful personality by trying to follow the ideas of the "American Dream-. The protagonist of the story is the 60ish Willy Loman being at the rough end of an undistinguished career as a salesman, and the pressures of his life are causing him to lose contact with reality. Living partly in ... ) and partly in the past (1928), Willy clings to fantasies of success for both himself and his sons, womanizing underachiever Happy and prodigal runaway Biff and simultaneousl...

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... 's existence, his oldest son Biff has returned home for a visit, and Willie's old desire for his son to be a traditional success in life is rekindled. But the old tensions between the two men are also renewed. Once again, to Willie's great disappointment, his son rejects Willie's values and aspirations. ("Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller 1949 Drama") The "American Dream" is " ... take his son into a different path because since the day Biff caught his father cheating on his mom in Boston, everything changed in his life ("Death of a Salesman"). He did not take the class he needed to ...

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