In the play Death of a Salesman by playwright Arthur Miller, the use of names is significant to the characters themselves. Many playwrights and authors use names in their works to establish a connection between the reader and the main idea of ​​their work. Arthur Miller uses names in this play amazingly. Miller not only uses names to get readers to relate them to the main idea of ​​the work, but also uses names to provide a certain irony to the work. Miller uses the meaning of some names to link the characteristics of the characters. Willy, the protagonist of Miller's play, has a brother, Ben. Ben is much older and long dead when this play begins. Ben, or Benjamin, is a religious name that refers to the "Son of the right hand", or the most beloved son. In Willy's case, Ben is already implied to be the favorite son. Ben is more successful "I have many enterprises, William, and I never kept the books" (47; Act 1). Ben also has the luck that Willy has always wanted. Willy wants his boys to follow Ben's example as he tries to make it in sales: Ben: Why, boys, when I was seventeen I went into the jungle, and when I was twenty-one I left. And by God I was rich. Willy, to the boys: Do you see what I talked about? Greatest things can happen! (48; Act 1)Willy creates Ben in his mind because it gives him hope not only for himself, but also for his children. By creating Ben as a figure from his imagination, Willy has a false sense of security that things can still change and life can be good. Another name that Miller uses solely in the play is Willy. Miller uses Willy's name as a "He..." Will he ever stop contradicting himself? What will "he" say next? All these contradictions show that W... in the middle of the paper... pushes Willy to try to take his own life. Linda talks about Willy's attempt: “Last month… Oh boy, it's so hard to say that! To you he is just a stupid man, but I tell you there is more good in him than in many other people. I was looking for a fuse. The lights went out and I went down to the cellar. And behind the fuse box, which fell, there was a piece of rubber hose, just short” (59; Act 1). Arthur Miller, like many other authors and playwrights, uses names to indicate and symbolize the internal characteristics of his characters. Miller uses names in a way that reveals the theme of the work itself. The name of each character is his metaphor. The way he describes his characters is both intelligent and ironic. Works Cited Miller, Arthur and Gerald Weales. Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman: Text and Criticism. New York: Viking Press, 1971.