Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is about a man, Willy Loman, who is trying to accomplish his American Dream. No matter how much effort he puts he can not seem to accomplish it. Noticing his failure he starts pressuring his sons, Biff and Happy, to accomplish it for themselves so he can have the satisfaction of showing them off and appreciate what he was not able to accomplish. Willy Loman, a common man with unrealistic dreams and false hopes Willy Loman has tried to make his American Dream happen, but it did not work out like he planned. In order to achieve the American Dream, Willy believes that if you are a “ well-liked” and “personally attractive” businessman you can have certain luxuries that other people might not have. Willy has …show more content…
Realizing this, his insecurities get the best of him and everything starts spiraling downwards. He realizes that he no longer has the traits that he believes he needs to achieve the materialistic life he has always wanted. With this in mind, he believes that his sons have the needed traits and are capable enough to complete it for him. After Willy’s realization, his sons start feeling the pressure. Trying to make their father proud they start the path towards his ideal American Dream. Always vying for his father's attention, Happy, the youngest of the Loman brothers realizes that he can easily make his father proud if he just follows the expectations already laid out for him. After following his father’s expectations, he notices that he is not as satisfied as he should be. He does not understand why he feels like this. He has done everything, but he has yet to settle down which would explain his loneliness.(QUOTE) Happy believes that this is the missing piece in his life and when he settles down all his problems will be solved, but just like his father he is following an unrealistic dream. Unlike Willy and