Does Willy Loman's Work-Class Families Respond To The American Dream

The most famous work written by Arthur Miller is a play that talks about a typical working class family living in the United States during the 1980's. Because many people feel identified to this story, it became an American classic. My expectations of this story were achieved, for the title you can imagine there is going to be a death, but I didn't expect a suicide. The authors goal is to expose the problems that a working class family has to face and how each family member could react to them. During the story, Miller reveals the reality of many people who work hard and try to reach the American dream, it also exposes the unemployment situation that many elderly people suffer, employers decide to reduce their jobs or in the worst case, as
The first part presents the characters and the major problem, in the second act there are possible solutions to solve the problem but because the main character is plunged into a great depression there is no solution to the problem and the history ends in tragedy. Among the most important characters we have Willy Loman the main character, he is a salesman 60 years old who has failed economically but has difficulty admitting it. Linda: Willy's wife, affectionate and kind to her husband and children. Happy: Willy and Linda's son. He lies to make them believe that he is a winner, however, he does not get work and he continually fails. Biff: Willy and Linda's son, Happy's brother. He fails but he admits it. He discovered his dad with a lover and ended his thought of "perfect dad." Although he loves his father, he argues with him constantly about his problems. Bernard: Biff's friend. Charley: Neighbor of Willy and father of Bernard. He wants to help Willy though he always rejects his help out of pride. The Woman: Former lover of Willy. Willy often hears his voice. Uncle Ben: Brother of Willy. He appears to Willy several times. Howard Wagner: Miserly businessman, who fired Willy from his company. Jenny: Bernard's