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    Formal Outline for Essay on the “American Dream” Working Thesis: What most dream chasers do not understand is that although America is a great place to start working towards dreams‚ it is not free of setbacks. In both the stories The Death of a Salesman and A Raisin in the Sun‚ each family starts out with big dreams. They are challenged by setbacks that they never saw coming‚ and are forced to accept such oppressive forces. I. Introduction A. Ask a question about regret to get the reader’s

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    Jessica Raines ENC1102- 9:30 Final Essay May 6‚ 2013 Choice 1: Similarity between “The Chrysanthemums” and “Death of a Salesman” In these two stories there isn’t much similarity except how old they both are and the theme‚ individual worth. By definition Individual worth is the sense of one’s own value or worth as a human being. Unfortunately in both of these stories they have very little individual worth. In Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” Elisa is probably the smartest character in the

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    Living the True American Dream?” A Study of Various Factors which Proves the Corruption of the American Dream in The Great Gatsby The American Dream provides motivation for people to aim for a goal in life. Everyman has the right to seek his own happiness. A man strives to “be better and richer” in character. The American Dream is an ethical approach to life. James Adams highlights that “it is not a dream of motor cars and

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    The American Dream To people all around the world‚ America is known as the land of endless opportunity. However‚ what society does not know about America is that it enables a greedy‚ corrupt and overachieving way of life. Both F.Scott Fitzgerald and Arthur Miller saw this side of America when writing The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman‚ respectively. Both men expose an underhanded America that is driven by the pursuit of power‚ happiness and wealth‚ as well as disloyalty‚ and misrepresentation

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    Lonnie Williams Professor Schiffler English 1302 November 4‚ 2012 Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller uses realism as a prevalent factor that truly defines the drama‚ Death of a Salesman‚ and allows the audience to identify with one or more of the characters in the play; primarily Willy. There are several aspects of the drama that contribute to its likeness to the lives and experiences of the audience. The setting refers to existing physical elements of the modern time‚ along with the verbiage

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    Willy as Tragic Hero in Death Of A Salesman Willy Loman is indeed a pathetic and tragic hero of Death of a Salesman. His problems stem from his own delusions‚ the American Dream turning sour‚ and misunderstanding his job and family. All of this tells the story of everyday people in American society. His environment is changing faster than his beliefs which is why he is in the dilemma that he is in now.      His own delusions are a result of his failure to succeed in life. He still believes

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    his famous works‚ such as Death of a Salesman and Broken Glass . As a matter of fact‚ Miller did not create a large number of works involving upper class or “fancy” things. He created stories that portrayed characters who were not perfect‚ who had pain and sorrow in their lives. In other words‚ they were not fake; they were as real as any living person.

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    Power of Irony on “The Death of a Salesman” Authors use irony in literature in order to give double meanings and make it more interesting to the reader. In the play “ The Death of a Salesman” Arthur Miller uses irony as a strong writing technique in order to express the character’s behavior. In “The Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller moments of situational and dramatic irony helps to illustrate the story’s theme in which Willy is a man trying yo achieve the American dream‚ however he have created

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    When it comes to comparing and contrasting two different cultures and morals the differences can be night and day. In Death Of A Salesman and Fences‚ these stories follow two middle-class families around the same time period (late 1940-1950’s)‚ who are both facing problems within their own household’s. From marital issues to failing father/son relationships‚ both of these stories paint a picture to the audience of what life in an urban family living in that time setting was like through the author’s

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    glance‚ the American Dream can seem attainable to any and all that try. This façade of success deceives people into believing that they can accomplish more than their circumstances truly allow. The deception society has on people can inhibit their perception of reality in the same way it did to Willy Loman. Willy’s inability to recognize the actual reality of his situation is first seen during the scene where Ben is introduced. In this scene‚ Ben tells of their father’s success as a salesman and his

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