The death of the American dream in Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman exploits the concept of the American dream and the promises made by the American government in towards its citizens. Throughout the work, Miller refers to the dreams that each character brings with them but to the failure to realize them. It recaptures the disappointments and disillusionments that the American nation suffers from because the American dream is like death. Miller was the first playwright of his time to shed light on the fact that the dream for which every American carries a torch is dead and buried. What is this American dream? What does it encompass that gives not only false hope but a sense of false pride to the American people? The American dream, as mentioned by all, is about the great nation – America – which upholds the notion of “equality, liberty and brotherhood” and that all men are created equal by the Creator and therefore have equal rights for equal opportunities to succeed . The American Dream glorifies the American nation as the highest superpower in the world...