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Willy’s attitude towards his son is not evidently clear, as on one hand he is incapable of developing respect for his son’s work on the ranch, but on the other hand, his deep desire for success makes him feel compelled to motivate his son. The audience wonders if the tense relationship between Willy and his son Biff is the cause of Biff’s failure. Willy’s abode is where much of the play’s action is taken place and represents his hope for the future, however ‘we see a solid vault of apartment houses’ towering over it, which portrays the evidence against Willy being promised the outcomes of the American Dream. The ‘American Dream’ depicts America as a land of opportunity and freedom for everyone. Even before the curtain rises, ‘a melody is heard, played upon a flute’, which sets a melancholy mood and is a symbol of Willy’s fruitless search of the American Dream. The exposition begins with a detailed stage design that establishes the setting and furthermore with the use of lighting and music, an atmosphere is created. Death of a Salesman poster epitomising the loneliness of the protagonist and the single solution is believes there is to his predicament.Īct 1 of Death of a Salesman is evidently successful as an exposition, because it establishes the setting and atmosphere of the drama, as well as giving an insight into the tension between Willy Loman’s dysfunctional family and his relationship with his son Biff.