Arthur Miller's play “Death of a Salesman” shows how materialism destroys a person and drives him to madness. Willy, the protagonist of the play, is a man obsessed and addicted to work and money to the point of becoming mentally ill. The play shows Willy constantly becoming a man who ends up killing himself because his mind doesn't want to rest. Not letting his mind rest, Willy at first almost risks having a car accident. Although the first scene with Willy is when he almost crashes his car, it is also where we see his relationship with his wife Linda. Linda and Willy have a very unhealthy marriage, full of stress, anger and infidelity. Willy in “Death of a Salesman” is a man who constantly belittles and disrespects his wife and cheats on her. Willy is also the kind of man who can be classified as someone who wanted to be a hero, especially for his two sons who resent him and whom he also resents. Willy wanted to be the dad his children loved and inspired him to be, but he ends up rejecting them. Willy's sons, Happy and Biff, resent their father for how he treats their mother and how he respects everyone except his family. Willy is a man dedicated not only to work and money, but also to women. In the play "Death of a Salesman" we are introduced to the idea of ​​the "American Dream" which is a beautiful house, two or three children, a well paying job and a supportive spouse and as Americans this is the most common dream we we all share. Willy thought he was living the “American dream”; two children, a wife and a beautiful house, but he had the secret of being an impostor. Willy lived the "American dream" on the outside, but on the inside his life was disorganized and above all full of anger. The reasons why Willy was not the man with... middle of paper... turns into an angry and tired old man who just needed to rest, throughout the play Willy is portrayed as a bad husband, father and person. Although Willy was a cold and greedy old man, he wanted the best for his family financially, not emotionally or mentally. Willy was a character who turned into a crazier, overworking husband and father, who cheated on his wife and set unrealistic expectations on Biff and Happy to earn a lot more money. Works Cited “Men: Don't Ignore the Signs of Depression.” Harvard Health Publications. Harvard Men's Health Watch 12 2013. Proquest. Web.20.March.2014Miller, Arthur. “Death of a Salesman”. The Compact in Bedford Introduction to Literature. Md. Michael Meyer.9th.Ed. Boston:Bedford/St.Martins.1395.1400Treas, Judith. "Infidelity." International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family”.Farmingto:Gale,2003.Credo Refrence.Web.20.March. 201