Willy Loman’s Struggle With The American Dream
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Does the American Dream set some people up for failure? The play,
Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller, displays aspects of the
American Dream. Willy Loman, the main character in the play, is a salesman
who lives the life of a failure. He is a common man who has a common family.
Linda, is ....
Middle of paper
.... happiness being a
component of the American Dream. The American Dream has many components.
The components of the dream are: having wealth and success in the business
world, having a status in the business world, having a functional family,
and discovering happiness in each of those categories. Those components of
the American Dream were not found in Willy Loman’s life. Willy’s life
lacked happiness. The only time Willy remembered happiness in his life was
when his boys were young, even ....
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