In Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman, Miller focuses a lot on the American Dream but he does not necessarily directly represent the concept of the American Dream or even critique it, but instead challenges the effects. Miller seems to be uncertain with the idea of the American Dream, which is seen through some of the concepts that are brought up in his play Death of a Salesman. You see Miller’s interpretation mostly though his characters. The most obvious character being the protagonist of the play, Willy …show more content…
They show examples of a culture that has become so obsessed with making money, waging war, and fostering a stifling conformity that people forget to take a step back and rethink. Being an international student living in the United States, I get the chance to listen and experience America from many different peoples point of views and surprisingly, a good number of students I have spoken with have presented their frustrations with their home country just like Miller and Ginsberg. This shows that a country that may be so influential and prevailing to the rest of the world, does has its issues that even its citizens are demanding