Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is a powerful drama that explores the disillusionment of American dreams through the life of Willy Loman, an aging, struggling salesmen. Willy faces professional and individually repeated failures, yet for the perceptions of success, popularity and physical achievement. His wife, Linda, and his two sons, Biff and happy, are stressed by his relationship, expectations, misunderstandings and illusion of grandeur. As Willy's mental state deteriorates, he retreats rapidly in memories and fantasies, blurring the line between the past and the present. The play examines the subjects of identity, pride, family mobility and crushed pressures of social ideals, eventually depicting the tragic consequences of self-awareness and pursuing success at the expense of real human relationship.