The Great Gatsby 3
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Death of a Salesman and the American Dream
Most people in America acknowledge that there are certain standards they are expected to live up to. For many, this is a wonderful and dignified belief. Although, in some cases people can be so preoccupied with the ideal that it becomes a burden. They ar ....
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.... life in a quest for the American dream. Harold Clurman states that, "Death of a Salesman is a challenge to the American dream."
"The American dream has become distorted to the dream of business success." Willy Loman is looking for an easy way to become rich and successful. Conventionally the American dream meant freedom and prosperity for everyone and Willy is a firm believer of this. But working hard could not get him everything that he wanted or thought he deserved. He seems to measu ....
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