Realism in Arthur Miller's Death of a SalesmanRealism can be defined as an attempt to reproduce the superficial appearance of the life of normal people in everyday situations (Kennedy 1410). Basically, realism is a situation that normal people can relate to based on their own experiences. Realism is extremely prevalent in the play Death of a Salesman. The characters in the play have real problems. Lack of money is one of the problems that worries many people. There are also many conflicts within the family; related to each character’s definition of success. Willy Loman also wants his children to have a better life than him and tries to do everything he can for them to have a better life, including ending his own. A realistic situation that many people can relate to is money problems. Money is one of the main problems Willy Loman encounters throughout the play. The Loman family had many paid purchases. Linda even declares “for the vacuum cleaner, there are three and a half to pay on the 15th” (Miller 1650). The Loman family lived from week to week. Every time Willy came back from a rather successful day of sales, he thought he had finally gotten a head start. Willy would tell Linda how much he made, but then she would point out how much they owed on everything. Willy then felt overwhelmed and said, "My God, if business doesn't pick up, I don't know what I'm going to do!" (1650). Linda then reassured Willy and said to him “Well, next week you will do better” (1650). Many people in real life have the same problem. Every time they feel like they are making financial progress, something goes wrong and they end up back where they started. Most people also have to deal with problems and conflicts within their families throughout their lives. Family problems were not exempt from the characters in Death of a Salesman. Biff's idea of ​​success was completely opposite to Willy's. Willy saw success as obtaining money and power; Biff, however, saw success in life as being happy. Biff realized that “I just am what I am, that’s all” (1703). Biff realized that he was worth "a penny" (1703), but his father could not accept this reality. This situation where parents always tell their children what to do with their lives is common in many families..