Death of a Salesman - Ed. 1

About the Book
Published during the economic boom in America, post-World War II, this classic exposes the illusory nature of the American dream: Consumerism, the need to maintain appearances, and the need to make it bigall compulsions that drive the Lomans. The title implies a double deaththe literal death of Willy Loman, the traveling salesman, and the metaphoric one of Willys dreams for his son, biffdramatized in the climactic fight between the two.