American dream as a false promise

Paragraph 1: Willy's Corrupted Definition of Success
"Be liked and you will never want." (Willy, Act 1)
"The only thing you got in this world is what you can sell." (Charley, Act 2)

Willy defines success as likability
Charley defines it as productivity
Charley is the financially stable one, Willy is not
Miller gives the truth to Charley, exposing Willy's philosophy as false

Paragraph 2: Two Versions of Success, and Which One Willy Chooses
"Bernard does not whistle in the elevator, I assure you." (Willy, Act 1)
Stage direction: Bernard whistling, tennis rackets beside him, heading to the Supreme Court. (Act 2)

Willy acknowledges Bernard's professionalism but still backs Biff's personality over it
Bernard succeeds through hard work, the path Willy dismissed
Act 2 stage direction is the real-world verdict on Willy's judgement
Para 1 states the false philosophy, Para 2 proves it wrong through evidence

Paragraph 3: The Dream's Consequence
"After all the highways, and the trains, the appointments, and the years, you end up worth more dead than alive." (Willy, Act 2)
"Will you take that phony dream and burn it before something happens?" (Biff, Act 2)
"I made the last payment on the house today. Today, dear. And there'll be nobody home." (Linda, Act 2)

Willy says this about himself without fully registering it
He then acts on it: suicide for the insurance money
Biff's warning is proven correct: something does happen
Linda's final line: mortgage paid, nobody home
The Dream delivered neither security nor meaning
Symbol: seeds