Death of a Salesman

1. Who is "Dave Singleman"? What is the significance of his name? What is Willy's attitude toward him? What does he find admirable in him? What is the attraction which surrounds the figure of Singleman and his saleman profession? Is Willy's motivation for going into salesmanship related to a way of dying rather than a way of living?

Dave Singleman is considered to be the "legend" in the business world. He is so called to be a great salesman and he was known for never having to leave his hotel room while he did his job. I mean, he could make a living by just calling the buyers and selling products not like those men who have traveled around the world to sell their products. The significance about his name is actually pretty simple. Dave "SINGLE"man can be guessed to a man who needs to stand alone and face isolation with such occupation. Salesmen are known for having no friends or having deep relationships with people for many reasons. However, it's sort of ironic because in the book Dave Singleman had many people around him that respected him for his skills. Therefore, maybe Dave Singleman is like the "key" to becoming isolation since that's what happened to Willy. Willy had admired David Singleman so much it came to the point where his whole life depended on becoming like him. He wanted that success of American Dream that David Singleman had achieved so much that he wanted that for his son Biff. It was mainly because of the respect and success David Singleman seemed to have that Willy was so astonished about. However, this obsession had lead him no where but death. Willy was too blinded by the real idea of what success is and everything in life after Dave Singleman was just times wasted. Because one should not think that money and respect is everything. Or else they will end up having a sad death with nobody attending their funeral.