Death of a Salesman is a stage play set in the 1940's whose story is surrounded by the last 24 hours of an unsuccessful salesman's life named Willy Loman. Willy was a man who craved attention and desired success for achieve the American Dream. Oxford Dictionary defines the American dream as the ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved. Although Willy aspires to become a wealthy businessman like his neighbor who he is extremely jealous of, Charley, his attempts never come out successful. Charley is a foil to Willy because he is everything that Willy will never become or achieve. Willy's flaws of arrogance and desperation contrast Charley's comfortable American