Essay Death of A Salesman We can't all become what we want to be and further more, others can't become what we want them to be. In the play Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller, Willy wants to become a very successful, big, respected salesman. But as he could not reach his longed for dream and as his reality starts to sink, he starts to use his very vivid memory to escape his present problems. The ways in which people deal with there personal conflicts can differ as much as the people themselves. Some insist on ignoring the problem at hand for as long as possible, while others attack the problem to get it out of the way. Willy never really does anything to help the situation, he ju