Willy Loman And The American Dream
Willy Loman and the American Dream
Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" ends with the tragic suicide of Willy Loman, the lead character. It is the end of a life spent futilely chasing "the American dream". Willy has been unsuccessful in achieving the success he so desperately craves because his perception of the formula for success is fatally flawed. Willy believes that the American dream is only attainable for the popular and attractive few, and he does not believe he belongs to this elite group. Yet, Willy still works his entire life pursuing his dream.
The first component of the American dream, in Willy's eyes is a successful career. Always the dreamer, he attempts to make his mark as a salesman because "selling [is] the greatest career a man [can] want" (1492; Act 2). But when he falls short of his goals, he blames the superficiality of the business world, as evidenced in his thoughts about Bernard:
Bernard can get the best marks in school, y'understand, but when he......
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