Discussing The Analysis Of Success in Arthur Miller's "Death Of A Salesman".

Success is one of many themes in "Death Of A Salesman". There are many perspectives of what success is and how to achieve it. Arthur Miller uses the beliefs of several characters, especially Willy, to illustrate various concepts of success, how to achieve it, and the correlation between happiness and success. Willy believes that one can be a success only if one has a business-related job. He criticizes Biff's ideal job . He says: "How can …

…Also, it is clear that Happy prefers not to be in business; he is frustrated because he must take orders from less athletic people. Perhaps he should be out on the farm with Biff . Perhaps Willy could have been more successful choosing something he loved. Overall, there is a wide variety of opinions of success, but few ways to get there. Arthur Miller conveys this superbly throughout his play using Willy as a focal point.