Who Is Willy Loman A Tragic Hero

The American Dream of a Salesman Tragedy The American Dream is connected to becoming rich and the ability to achieve everything if one only works hard enough to achieve success and prosperity (Michels). The view of Willy Loman as a tragic hero affects the American Dream because she was persuaded, as that was the way to achieve a better life by living the dream. Willy Loman along with the rest of the characters believes that they will find success with the American Dream through there likable personality. Through the power of the American dream, symbols, and the themes of the play , Willy Loman and the characters’ lives without the dream which adds to his tragic downfall. Willy Loman central illusion and his tragic flaw is the American dream of economic success gained by the merchandising of the self. According to the Journal, "Death of a Salesman and American Leadership”, Arthur Miller understood the power of the American dream. He believed and explained the rise and success of Ronald Reagan along with Willy Loman and the America politics that there were undergoing a crisis of confidence. The success for Willy Loman were to be well liked and to be rich too (Shockley). He stated that the dream of being “well liked” is embodied in a way that smaller dreams like lies and …show more content…
In the play “Death of a Salesman”, Willy believed that life problems could be freed by looking “well liked”. In reality, looks does not solve the problems but it is what you offer that matters. The play relates to the American dream in a way that Willy Loman shows the tragedy of man that is continued to be troubled by the society. His dream ends up becoming a nightmare and challenges the concepts of the