popularity can bring wealth He says It s not what you do It s who you know and the smile on your face His dream is false because he ignores real values He wants fame without work Miller shows how the true spirit of the dream is lost in modern greed and false ideals Willy s False Idea of Success Willy believes success depends on appearance and personality He wants to be well liked He dreams of easy money like his brother Ben who says I walked into the jungle and I walked out I was rich Willy fails because he follows this wrong idea He teaches the same false dream to his sons His belief in outer charm not inner worth destroys his peace and his family s happiness His dream remains a lie until his death Conflict Between Dream and Reality Willy cannot accept the truth of life He lives in dreams and memories His world is full of illusion He says After all the highways you end up worth more dead than alive These sad words show his broken hope He fails to face reality and lives in false pride Miller uses Willy s madness to show that the dream has no meaning in a world ruled by money competition and greed Biff s Realization of Truth Biff Willy s elder son finally understands the lie He rejects his father s false dream and accepts the truth He says We never told the truth for ten minutes in this house Biff learns that life is not about being rich or famous but about being honest His words prove that the American Dream destroys people who cannot see its illusion Biff becomes the voice of reality and truth in a family lost in false dreams Destruction Through False Dream Willy s blind faith in the dream leads to his death He believes his insurance money will make his family happy He wants respect and peace through death But his death only brings sadness Linda says sadly We re free The house is paid for but the dream is gone Miller shows that when success becomes a false ideal it kills love truth and human joy Willy s death is the final proof that the dream is empty and cruel To sum up through Willy Loman s tragic life Arthur Miller proves that the American Dream is an illusion It promises happiness but gives pain Willy s false faith in charm money and fame ends in despair Biff s truth shows the real value of life honesty and self-knowledge The play teaches that human worth lies not in wealth but in truth love and inner peace