"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."(Albert Einstein) The American Dream contradicts this and tells people to be happy they should be successful. In Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, the main character, Willy Loman, lives a life filled with many false dreams that are based on this American dream. As he gets older, he has constant daydreams about the past and the ways things used to be. Willy Loman owns nothing, and he makes nothing, so he has no accomplishments and therefore no reason to move forward in his life. Willy Loman"s illusions lead him to his suicide. His failure to see the truth regarding his financial success, his popularity, and his sons lead him to his death. .

             Willy Loman believes that financial success is the key to happiness. Yet, he never achieves this success. He has the wrong job for him to obtain success as evident in his lack of sales and income. He has to borrow fifty dollars from his neighbor Charley every week and pretends it"s his pay just to get by. When Willy tries asking for a position in the showroom in New York Howard ends up firing him. Howard knows he isn"t a successful salesman tells him he doesn"t have a position for him. Willy doesn"t understand this who wouldn"t want Willy as a salesman especially after he has worked for the company for so long. .

             Willy Loman considers himself to be a popular salesman and well liked in the towns he travels to. Willy told Biff and Happy, "I never have to wait in line to see a buyer. "Willy Loman is here" That"s all they have to know and I go right through." This statement isn"t really true but Biff and Happy believe him. Willy fills his sons so full of this concept of being well liked that when Biff flunks math he goes to Boston to search for his father. He thought that since Willy is so well liked, that Willy would be able to convince the math teacher to change the grade.