Death Of A Salesman And The American Dream

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The “American Dream” is different to everyone it is materialistic to some people and idealistic to others . In the book in the book Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is about a suicidal salesman named Willy he had a wife, Linda loves him regardless and two grown sons Biff and Happy . In the beginning of the movie The Joneses by Derrick Borte the characters had a very materialistic idea of the American Dream but that changed at the end . Even though the commercial Chrysler - Eastwood: It's Halftime America is a super bowl commercial for cars it had some inspiring and moving quotes in it.
The American Dream is still possible to obtain in 2014. Although some book movie etc. may make it seem difficult to obtain or even impossible . People just need to work hard and never give up on what they
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it was a very moving commercial, sounds a little stupid since the Super Bowl commercial was really a promotion for cars . The words they used int the commercial where very relatable to a lot of people living in the U.S. The words they used made it seem like no matter what anyone was going through they would get through and no matter how hard it seemed to get to a better place if they worked hard they could get there. “People are out of work and they're hurting and they're all wondering what their gonna do to make a comeback , were all scared because this isnt a game” . This is the relatable part of this commercial a lot of people are losing their jobs , becoming in debt, and its becoming harder and harder to support themselves and their family and of course they want a way out and they're trying to come up with a way to get out of what they're going through. “We find our way through the tough times and if we can't find a way then we make one” this part gives people hope and encourages people to fight through the tough times they're going through. Hopefully it inspired people to keep going and never give on their “American

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