Themaincharacter,WillyLoman,inDeathofASalesmanbyArthurMillerloseshimselfinawarpedvisionoftheAmericanDream.Heistryingtoachievewhatheconsiderstobefitforasalesmanofheroicstatus.AsBiffsays,Lomanhas“allthewrongdreams",butheneverknewwhoheis.Hehasdreamedtobethe“numberoneman”andisobsessedwiththeAmericanwayoflife.Hewronglythinksthata“wellliked”and“personallyattractive”maninbusinesswillindubitablyanddeservedlyacquirethematerialcomforts,buttheplotoftheplayproveshimwrong.

　　DaveSingleman,thegreatestofallsalesmanthatLomanbelieves,isasuccessanditisjusttherespectandgratitudehereceivesthatmakesLomanthink“sellingwasthegreatestcareeramancouldwant".Indeed,Lomanwantsthejobofsalesforitshonorablenatureandbrightprospects.HealsobeleivesthatSinglemanmadehissuccess---fortuneandfame---becauseofhis"personalattractiveness".Asuccessfulsalesmanshouldfirst,tomymind,loveselling.Peoplemaydislikethatjobofhis,butitistheirproblem,nothis.Lomandoesnotrealizethat;heloveshisjobjustbecauseSingleman'sstatusmakeshimdreamaboutthis“greatestcareer”andtheprospectthatitmayoffer.AfterSinglemandies,Lomanspeaksofhimasalegendandimagineshisdeathbeingbeautifullynoble.“Whenhedied,hundredsofsalesmanandbuyerswereathisfuneral….Therewasrespect,andcomradeship,andgratitudeinit.”(Miller,81)HisadmirationforSingleman’sprolongedsuccessillustrateshisobsessionwithbeingwellliked.Hefantasizesabouthavingpeople“remember”and“love”himthewaypeopledidDaveSingleman.InsohighlyesteemingSinglemananddeeminghison-the-jobdeathasdignified,respectable,andgraceful,hefailstoseethehumansideofSingleman,muchashefailstoseehisownhumanside.HeenvisionsSinglemanasahappymanbutignoresthefactthatSinglemanwasstillworkingatageeighty-fourandthelikelihoodofhimexperiencingthesamefinancialdifficultiesandconsequentpressuresandmiseryasLomanhimselfdoes.

　　Loman'sbrotherBenbecomesrichbecauseofhisdiamonds,andthatmakesLomanenvyandyearn.Hisfinalmantra—"Thejungleisdark,butfullofdiamonds"---skewsLoman'sambitiontorealizehisfullcommercialandmaterialcapacity.ToLoman,diamondsrepresenttangiblewealth,andhence,bothvalidationofone'slabor(andlife)andtheabilitytopassmaterialgoodsontoone'soffspring,twothingsthatLomandesperatelycraves.

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　　AsBen’sparlance,WiilyiseagertogotothejungleandmisleadbyBen.Andthatmakesthetragedyattheendofplay.AccordingtoBen,“...notlikeanappointmentatall.Adiamondisroughandhardtothetouch.”(Miller,134)DiamondsmakeBenrich.Buttheyareshardtofindandtobereached.Lomanknowsonlythevalueofdiamonds,justasheseesonlythepositivesidestoeverything.AsBensaid,diamondisrough,assoishisjunglelife.Buthewasabletosmoothalltheroughnessandtomakeafortune.ItisnotbecauseBenwas"attractive"and"popular"---hemightbelater,notbefore.

　　YoungBiffisLoman'swholeexpectationandpride,thinkingthathewillmakethetopmanofAmericabecauseofhiscampaigningtalentandpersonality.ButLomanforgetsthehardwork.Biffwasgoodatfootballbutpoormathinschool,whichcausedsomedifficultiestohislifeafterleavingschool.Ifhehadalsofailedfootball,needlesstosay,hewouldnothavee