Death of a Salesman

Hiding from Reality In the play, Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller, different problems arise in the Loman family. It seems as if Willy can never tell the truth about his family’s situations. His problem with lying to himself and his family could be a result of his past childhood. As a salesman, Willy continuously lies to himself about being the best. He is scared to admit that he is actually a …showed first 75 words of 1350 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1350 total…Willy thinks his dreams are the ordinary dreams every family wishes for, so why can he not wish for the same. His childhood problems are now coming between he and his family’s well being. These problems have been held in so long that they have made a failure out of Willy Loman in every way and everything he does. Biff sums it all up when he exclaims that his family never tells the truth.