Explain what you consider to be the message of 'Death of a Salesman', explain how and why Miller conveys that message My interpretation of the message within 'Death of a salesman' is that the play makes a mockery of the American Dream, American society and of the capitalist insanity of these times. Also it highlights parts of life and raises issues that are still relevant today such as lack of work, affairs and family life. …showed first 75 words of 1435 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1435 total…- just as the jungle is full of 'strangers' the free market is filled with unknown retailers offering unregulated products. Arthur Miller uses a combination of well developed characters, metaphors, links to everyday life that an audience can still relate to 40 years later and his knowledge of the society around him to help communicate his message about life in the 1940s, the business world and the flaws in American society of the times and today.