How Does Death Of A Salesman Relate To The American Dream

On February 10, 1949, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller premiered on Broadway at the Morosco Theater, where it ran for 742 performances. It has also been revived four times on Broadway and turned into a made for tv movie. Since its premiere, the play has won multiple Tony awards and the 1949 Pulitzer Prize. The story and setting of Death of a Salesman was inspired by “a family’s economic struggles, the life of Miller’s salesman uncle, and the Brooklyn house where Miller grew up” (Calarco). In a 1949 New York Times review of Death of a Salesman, Brooks Atkinson praises Arthur Miller for writing such an outstanding drama. Atkinson says that the play “is so simple in style and so inevitable in theme that is scarcely seems like a thing that has been written and acted. For Mr. Miller has looked with compassion into the hearts of some ordinary Americans and quietly transferred their hope and anguish to the theatre”

My dream is to either become a dental hygienist or an elementary school teacher then move to Florida to live at the beach. Death of a Salesman says that the American dream is different for everybody and it can quickly shatter or change. Death of a Salesman would say that my dream would be good as long as I make enough money to not be considered lower class. The play also portrays sports in contemporary American culture as a means to become popular and successful. There are many different family dynamics in the play. One is the master and servant dynamic between Willy and Linda. Like their parents, Biff and Happy do not have the best relationship either. Happy has always lived in Biff’s shadow since he is a star athlete and their father’s favorite. What resonates with me from Death of a Salesman is the fact that the message and theme of the play is still relevant to people