Death Of A Salesman, American Dream
After reading "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller, I notice a major difference can be noticed between my vision of the American dream, and the Loman family's vision of the American dream. To mean the American dream is to decided on your own what you want to do for a living when you are older, and how you want to go about getting there. There are many roads you can take to get to your goals. You can go to college if you desire to, or if your goals and standards are set lower, you can achieve them without college. The choice on how you want to live your own American dream is limitless in my eyes. In my opinion the Loman family has a terrible view of the American dream, and will never be able to achieve true success. The Loman family lives in more of a dream world than reality. They often sugar-coat their lives and make things seem much better than they are instead of actually facing life's hardships and dealing with them. The entire Loman family does not see life for what it really is, they see life on how they wish it was. Instead of trying to gain their desired lifestyle, they pretend they already have it. Willy Loman's imagination is much larger than his sales skills, which leads to him getting pay cuts and eventually
Willy believed that since his son was captain of the football team and well liked that he would be a great success in the business world, and Bernard (neighbor) wouldn't compare to his sons successes. Ben is idolized by Willy, Willy tells us this in the play when he says "There was the only man I ever met who knew the answers. Willy's wife Linda serves as a loyal wife who stands by her husband and lives in his dream world. After hearing this Willy felt angered and blew Bernard's comments off by stating that Biff had three Universities offering him sports scholarships and that the school wouldn't dare to flunk Biff. Willy's sons Happy and Biff serve as clueless children who live through their father's lies and false lifestyle. leads to him getting let go from his company. I believe Ben serves as a template for success in the American Dream. I believe that Arthur Miller employs symbolism in the play that relates to the American Dream. in front of the supreme court, where as a struggling Biff cannot even set up a meeting to re-establish himself after losing every job due to stealing. However as the play progresses we learn that Bernard is a very successful lawyer who is arguing a case in Washington D. I also believe that the neighbors (Charley and Bernard) symbolize successful people in gaining the American dream. Throughout the play Willy often talks to the image of his older brother Ben throughout flashbacks and hallucinations. He never questioned these values and never realized that he lived in a world of illusions and dreams, not even when Biff spills his heart to him at the end, he keeps living in his dream world. In the play Willy Loman also stresses that physical attractiveness and popularity lead to success, this is not always true.
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