There is something magical and sometimes overwhelming for the majority of humanity: it is the thing that allows people to live in mansions with helipads as well as in an underground society. forced to live in the many tunnels and passages beneath New York City and beg for their meals. Although this is certainly the extreme I described. It is sometimes indescribably cruel and other times very kind. What I'm writing about is the American system. In Arthur Miller's moving and powerful play, "Death of a Salesman," Miller uses many characters to contrast the difference between success and failure within the system. Willy is the dreamy salesman whose imagination is far greater than his sales ability, while Linda is Willy's wife who supports her husband even in his lack of realism. Biff and Happy are the two blind mice who follow their father's mistake in life, while Ben is the only member of the Loman family who has that special something to achieve. Charlie and his son Benard, on the other hand, are more successful in life than the Lomans. The play romanticizes the rural and agrarian dream but does not make it truly accessible to Willy. Miller seems to be using this dream simply to give himself an opportunity for sentimentality. The play is ambiguous in its attitude towards the dream of business success, but certainly does not condemn it. It's fair to wonder where Miller is going. And the answer is that he wrote a confusing play because he was unwilling or unable to commit to a firm stance on American culture. Miller prepares us for a backup response in case of escape to the West and the farm; firm satisfaction in the condemnation of sordid business ethics1, and then deprives us of the satisfaction of our expectations. The play ultimately passes no judgment on America, although Miller always seems on the verge of one, telling us that America is a nightmare, a cause and a focus of tragedy. But Willy is not a tragic hero; he is a foolish and ineffective man for whom we feel sorry. We cannot equate its failure with that of America (Eisinger .0 p. 174. Indeed, there is plenty of room for failure as well as great success in America. The system is not to blame. Willy can only blame himself for not becoming what he wanted to be..