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A 4 page paper which examines how Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman can be seen as an indictment against the American Dream. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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a man determined to believe in the American Dream. He is not only determined to believe in it, it has become such a part of his being, his belief in
living and the world, that he cannot ultimately see the truth that the American Dream is not a reality for him and his long years as a salesman. In many
respects one could argue that Willy was just a man who did not work hard enough in the right way, the an adequate amount of depth, compassion, and intelligence to
actually achieve the American Dream. This is because he did not see beneath the condition of simply working hard in achieving the American Dream. But, there is also the possibility
that Millers play is an indictment against the "myth" of the American Dream and as such Willy represents many people in the nation who are perhaps disappointed and disillusioned in
the end. The following paper examines this perspective. Death of a Salesman and the American Dream In first understanding the relationship between Willy and the American Dream it
is perhaps important to first define the American Dream. It is a dream that has clearly changed over the decades. In the beginning it seems many people equated the birth
of the American Dream with Benjamin Franklin who seemed to prove that through honest and hard work an individual could find success, financially and otherwise. Or as one author notes,
"Traditionally, Americans have sought to realise the American dream of success, fame and wealth through thrift and hard work" (American Studies Today Online). Then, it seems that during the 1920s
that dream altered and became a dream associated strongly with wealth, no matter the manner in which it was obtained. Getting rich, or being rich, was the American Dream and
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