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This 5 page paper discusses the way in which Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" can be seen as analogous to the death of the American dream. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Lear or Hamlet, because Willy Loman isnt a king or a prince, and his failure doesnt have any impact beyond his immediate family. But even if its not a tragedy
in the classic sense Death of a Salesman still falls into that category, because it is the story of a dream that fails, and in that failure is the essence
of tragedy. This paper discusses why the play can be seen as analogous to the death of the American dream. Discussion When we discuss the "American dream," that phrase is
generally understood to mean material success: a house, a nice car, a good job, a family, and enough money to enjoy the pleasant things life has to offer. We want
enough money to have good clothes, to be able to buy CDs and DVDs, go on fun vacations and so on. Its also an intrinsic part of the American dream
that anyone can be successful: if a person works hard, "plays by the rules," makes sacrifices, educates himself and his children, takes care of his family, etc., he will be
rewarded by achieving the American dream. And yet Willy does all or most of those things, and he fails utterly. He works hard, which is probably the cornerstone of the
belief in the "American way," but even at the cost of his sanity he is still unable to succeed. What he has done is to instill the American dream in
his sons, Biff and Happy, along with the belief that they are superior and the world owes them a living. Biff is trying to establish his own identity, even to
the point of facing a very painful truth: "Pop, Im nothing! Im nothing, Pop. Cant you understand that?" (Miller 288). But Happy may never be able to break the spell
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