To have a fulfilling life, you must have a dream. However, with a bad dream, even a fulfilling life is not happy. For example, in the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, the protagonist, Willy Loman, dreams of becoming a respected and successful salesman. However, Willy Loman has a bad dream and it leads to his tragic demise. This is evident by the fact that Willy's dream is unrealistic, Biff's problems due to Willy instilling his dream in him, Willy's pride resulting from his dream, and the illusion created by Willy's dream. As a result, the fabricated life that Willy thought was perfect eventually falls apart as it turns into reality. For starters, Willy has the bad dream because it's just unrealistic. Willy dreams of becoming a popular and successful salesman, to the point where he can make sales from his own home, even in old age. For this reason, Willy idolizes Dave Singleman, an 84-year-old salesman who, to Willy, embodies the pinnacle of success in his field. As Willy explains: His name was Dave Singleman. And he was eighty-four years old and he had sold goods in thirty-one states. And old Dave, he'd go up to his room, you know, put on his green velvet slippers - I'll never forget - and pick up his phone and call the buyers, and never leave his room, at the age of four -twenty-four years old, he was earning his living. And when I saw that, I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could wish for... when he died, hundreds of sellers and buyers were present at his funeral (Miller 81) . For Willy, Dave Singleman represents the promise of a successful life by being appreciated and having social connections. However, Willy does not realize that in order to achieve his dream, o...... middle of paper ...... that Willy dreams of the dream and will pursue his own passions. Thus, Willy's illusion of life, which results from having a bad dream, results in his tragic suicide and the destruction of his family. In conclusion, it is obvious that Willy Loman's disappearance came from having a bad dream. This is evident by the fact that Willy is not able to achieve his unrealistic dream, the problems that Biff faces due to Willy instilling his dream in him, Willy's pride becoming his pride and the illusions of his dream which degenerates into his suicide. Although his dream could have made his life fulfilling to the end, it was not a happy life. By examining Willy Loman's dream and the impact of a dream in Death of Salesman, the reader can see the importance of a dream in life and how it can change it for better or worse..