Well, I have just finished the play. And still, I am a little confused. How exactly did Willy die? I understand that he crashed his car. But was he sentient at the time? Or was he having an episode of mania? Many questions left unanswered. What will happen to Biff and Happy and Linda? She doesn't work and they don't have stable jobs. They're screwed.
     I think one theme of the play was "the American Dream". They're a white, middle class family. The kids play football, the husband works and comes home to a loving family. It all seems so perfect; like it would never fall apart. But then it does. And the American Dream goes down in flames. Is this a metaphor for America? Does Miller think that America is going to crash and burn? Or is he saying that it already has.
     Even though I didn't love this play, it brought me new insight. Miller showed me that even though a family looks wonderful from the outside, life on the inside could be awful. And that's something I had never thought of before.