¡§Nobody dast blame this man¡ are the powerful words spoken at the funeral of Willy Loman, by Charley, the next door neighbor. (Act II, pg. 138) These words spoken during the stage production of _Death of a Salesman_ by Arthur Miller were subtle suggestions that society played a pivotal role in the demise of Willy Loman. Willy was a man who was driven by the hope of achieving success someday. He had worked hard all his life at being a salesman and endured the tough rigors of the career by putting in long travel and hard hours. Willy Loman and his life represent the plague of a success driven society in America. He is the epitome of those who strive and work for success, but achieve failure instead. Everyone in society today, from childhood, is constantly bombarded with the romanticism of achieving the classic ¡§American Dream¡. When we begin our education, we are told to gain knowledge to gain a career of worth and status, such as a doctor or a lawyer. The media pummels us with a barrage of advertising and commentary on being number one, on the luxuries we need to be comfortable, and what will make us look good and smell good to others to achieve success. The one question that nobody stops to ask is ¡§can everyone achieve that idealistic American Dream?¡ The answer is to that is an obvious and resounding, No. This answer must bring us to the conclusion that the ¡§American Dream¡ is a huge myth for the majority and a pipe dream for most.
             All through out the stage production of _Death of a Salesman_ there is the contrast of this success and failure. One example of this is the contrast between Biff and Bernard. Biff is the son of Willy and Bernard is the son of Charley. Both children grew up with the same desire for the American dream. Bernard understood that through hard work and study he could achieve this dream, but Biff was pumped full of lies by Willy that if he was ¡§well liked¡ he would a...