Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman follows the last days in the life of Willy Loman, a salesman who has run out of road and who lives caught inside the illusions of the American Dream. Trying to keep up the appearance of success and to give his sons a start, Willy comes up against a harsh reality: he is dismissed from his job, and both his sons have failed. His relationship with his son Biff is shadowed by disappointment and by the loss of respect that followed Biff's discovery of his father's infidelity. Unable to face the truth or his own ordinariness, Willy comes to believe he is worth more dead than alive and takes his own life, hoping to provide for his family. His death proves futile, and only underlines the illusion and the tragedy of his dream.