ceptable. Some teens choose to go against the idea of the American Dream, and others choose to follow it. I am ashamed to admit that I fall under the category of those teens that are affected by societal pressures. Willy, like many teens, has been affected by the pressures of society to become the best and to follow the American Dream. When this dream turns into a nightmare, he loses respect for everyone, including himself and will do absolutely anything to be accepted again. For example, he lies to his family about doing well at his job and borrows money from his friend Charley so that Linda, his wife, will think he is making money. Even though Willy knows that he will not earn money with his sales, he is unable to accept a job offer that Charley has for him because he i
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