This essay deals with the presence of the American dream in the book "Death of a salesman" by Arthur Miller. It is a story about a man‚ Willy Loman‚ whose efforts to achieve this American dream went unrewarded‚ and because of this‚ he starts having a huge variety of problems with his family‚ friends and work. The way Americans wish to live their lives‚ is not achieved by every single person. This is clearly seen in Willy Loman‚ who is a man who worked all his life as a salesman‚ and never achieved
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linked to your study ISSUES : The American Dream The American Dream is an issue portrayed through different aspects and characters in Death of a Salesman. Through the play‚ failed visions of the American Dream are contrasted with the successful ones‚ highlighting the abstract quality and implications of such delusions. Willy is unable to accept the disparity between his belief in his diminutive version of the dream and his own life. The failure of Willy’s dream is indicative of the fact that the
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The variance of many in America is so vast that there is no possible way to pinpoint on exact dream. To expand on the idea that the American dream is conditioned to the individual‚ a distinguished journalist‚ Dan Rather‚ shares a common belief that “There is no typical American and no typical American dream. For some‚ the dream for one is freedom; for others it is of fortune or family or service to one’s fellows… But however we define it‚ it defines us as people” (Rather 41). This provides that each
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Today the American Dream is defined as the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative. The American Dream in the 1950s was to have a nice‚ affordable house in the suburbs that had a white picket fence‚ and a nice lawn; raise a good family‚ have a good paying job and a decent vehicle for transportation. The 1950s American Dream went for everyone in that time but as time passes‚ diversity is being created
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The American Dream was once based on the same principles of The Declaration of Independence‚ like freedom and equality. That all men deserve “..life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness..” (Revolution) Over time‚ the dream became more materialized and narcissistic. For some‚ it promised a journey of milestones and accomplishments. But for others‚ obstacles in the way were too much of a struggle. Azar Nafisi once said‚ “The negative side of The American Dream comes when people pursue success at
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what family they came from; but what does matter is values‚ and the amount of courage people have. The opportunities in America are endless‚ and for that reason‚ people in other countries would do anything to live the American Dream .People will journey far and wide‚ traverse the entire continent‚ suffer all manner of pain and suffering‚ if they believe that‚ in the end‚ they will be rewarded‚ and there is nothing quite like survival to motivate people. The ancient tale of “The American Dream” has
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Struggling Grasps of the American Dream Today many people immigrate to the United States from all over the world because they want to achieve the American dream; to be free‚ have equality‚ and to be successful. As Thomas Wolfe said‚ “...to every man‚ regardless of his birth‚ his shining‚ golden opportunity ...the right to live‚ to work‚ to be himself‚ and to become whatever thing his manhood and his vision can combine to make him” (Wolfe); my grandparents also had that dream before coming to America
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American Dream is Still Alive My whole life I grew up believing that there is such thing as the American Dream. The last couple years my faith in that has been tested for sure. Today there are many problems with the economy; there are many people out there who think there’s no such thing as the American Dream anymore. “The creation of a government that is out of control‚ and thus out of touch‚ robs every citizen‚ preventing fulfillment of the original American Dream (Thomas 569).” I agree with this
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he American Dream described by most people‚ is the ability to come from nothing and to achieve success by the help of America and its opportunities. The American Dream offers a way out to everyone. The “Declaration of Independence” proposed by Thomas Jefferson and the “ I Have A Dream” speech by Martin Luther King‚ both address and discuss the American Dream. We are stated by “The Declaration of Independence”‚ that “all men are created equal -- they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
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spent my life judging distance between American reality‚ and the American Dream.” Many people in this world differentiate the truth from one’s imagination. Some dream a little too high to create possibilities for themselves‚ and others don’t dream at all. Creating goals for oneself could never but easy‚ but it does take hard-work. This isn’t just any delusion though‚ it is called the American Dream. Within the American Dream‚ Americans should value their family and success in order to achieve happiness
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