Similarities Between Death Of A Salesman And A Raisin In The Sun

The theme of “The American Dream” is similar in “Death of a Salesman” and “A Raisin in the Sun” because in both the families struggle to attain their “dream”. In “Death of a Salesman”, Willy has trouble getting somewhere in life, because he thinks the way to do it is though being well-liked and charming. Both of Willie's sons also struggle to achieve their “dream” because their entire lives Willy made it seem that they were better than everyone else. Because of this mindset, they could not accomplish their “dream”. In “A Raisin in the Sun”, most of the characters had struggles to obtain their “dream”. Walter’s big dream is to own a liquor store, which he did not have the money for. Lena’s dream is to move up in the world by moving into a