"Setting is an important element in a play, because it can contribute economically to the revelation of character. Discuss this in Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller wrote death of a salesman in 1949 which is the same time period which this international recognized play was also set in the same time in which he wrote it in. It was considered one of America's first great tragedies dealing with the tourmmentful conflicts with in a typical family. This particular setting holds a great importance to explaining the protagonist's, Willy Loman actions, behaviour and atmosphere. During the 1940s America was in post …

…that if he didn't appear to be a successful business man liked by all that he won't reach self actualisation. Feeling all this pressure brought by the American society, he literally cracks and drives off recklessly and die in a fatal car crash. Ironic because that same car was meant to bring him closer to the American dream yet the debt and payment of the pressure to fulfil that dream is what ends his life.