american dream in death of a salesman
...n. He told Howard that after Dave died, “hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral. Things were sad on a lotta trains for months after that.” Meanwhile, when Willy died, there were four people at his funeral. Charley said that “for a salesman, there is no rock bottom to the life…a salesman is got to dream…it comes with the territory.” A big indicator to one's success is their performance on the job. If a person is doing well, then they are successful. In the beginning of the play Willy comments on how he was "vital to New England". This is a great example of how Willy's distortion compromised his obtainment of success. In all reality he was not "vital to New England", but a hindrance to his company. This is one reason why Willy never obtained the American Dream. A big indicator to one's suc...