Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" is about Wally, a traveling salesman who seems to be chasing "the American dream." He wants the loving family, with smart, successful children, the nice big house and lots of money. Wally is married to his wife, Linda, and has two sons, Biff and Happy. It seems at first the Wally may be getting something like Alzheimer's, but it seems that his family thinks he is suicidal and his work, brother and nephew think he is going crazy. I think Wally may have been unhappy with how his life turned out. He feels like he missed out on the opportunity to get rich quick. He was always looking for the "big" deal to make him big and well know. He never really wanted to work hard to get where he was. His affair seems to be another run at trying to be big, by sleeping with the lady that will let him right through to the buyers? He keeps remembering his bother saying I went into the jungle and came out rich, but what does rich really mean. I think Linda had said it right at one point when she says something like, He has all he needs right here. I think he had the wrong view of rich. I think he also gave his kids the wrong view as they were growing up too. He could have worked a decent job and still have the house and the family and be rich beyond money. In the end, he killed himself so he could get his wife and boys money. The one thing he seemed to value over life.