Similarities Between Death Of A Salesman And The Great Gatsby

In both Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald the main characters were trying to obtain the “American Dream”. Willy was always dreaming of wealth. Biff realized that his father’s idea to obtain wealth was pointless and he should have been looking for happiness instead. Biff that that “he had all the wrong dreams” (Miller 138). Jay got wealth just to try to pursue happiness. He was never truly happy though, because he knew that Daisy could never truly be his. They are both trying to be happy through money, but they can’t quite obtain it. Willy commits suicide so his family could have wealth and be happy. Gatsby throws parties because “he half expected her to wander into one of his parties some night”