death of a salesman

Death of a salesman is about the American dream and one middle-aged man’s failure of it. Willy Loman is that salesman, who wants to live the dream. He has managed to create his own reality he does not live his life in the state of being actual or true. Willy Loman has created his own illusionary world in which he has an erroneous perception of reality. He sees only what he want to see and also tries to convince everyone else around him of the truth in his illusionary world.
The theme of illusion and reality is evident throughout the entire play and eventually leads to Willy’s downfall. He believes that being well liked and personally attractive will put you ahead in the business world. Although Willy has neither of these qualities, he instills this belief into his two sons Biff and Happy. Willy spends his life in an illusion, constantly believing that he is a great man who is popular and successful. That delusion is prominent when Willy took his dreams too far an...