Arthur Miller’s The Death of a Salesman The Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, was written in 1949. Miller’s purpose of the play was to convey man’s incapability to except change within himself and society, and to address the main character’s loss of individuality. Arthur Miller’s play has been widely recognized as a milestone in the history of American theater. Showing the relationships between characters and in turn the impact …showed first 75 words of 1752 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1752 total…table brightens. Linda is sitting where she was at the kitchen table, but now is mending a pair of her silk stockings. (Penguin Plays, 39) By allowing the past and present to intertwine, Willy endangers himself of loosing his mind. Providing an outlet for his insecurities, Willy’s wife is subject to the constant upkeep of his self-esteem and infidelity. Changing his outlook on life and his morals his children and wife constantly influence his future.