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The American Dream

"Death of a Salesman", by Arthur Miller, illustrates and personifies the idea of achieving eternal happiness through the pursuit of the American Dream. The American Dream meant the idea that anyone could become a success no matter what they started with. You did whatever it took to become successful in the business world. According to the theory, all you needed was to be hard-working, have perseverance, and show some personality. It was believed that the only thing that you needed, to become successful, was to be well liked, if you were well liked you will go far in life. This overlying theme is still present in today's society.

In this particular novel, Miller presents the failure of the theory of the American Dream and the effect on the Loman family, how it ruins the life of Willy, and destroys the life of Willy's son, Biff, as well. Willy, an elderly, traveling salesman, around his late sixty's, was caught in the uproar of the success that was basically......

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