Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller’s most famous work, addresses the painful conflicts within one family, but it also tackles larger issues regarding American national values. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the play examines the cost of blind faith in the American Dream in a story still relevant in today’s times. Miller charges America with selling a false myth constructed around a capitalist materialism nurtured by the postwar economy, a materialism that obscured the personal truth and moral vision of the original American Dream described by the country’s founders.