How Does An Old Man With American Dreams Affect Me

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After I read the story, An old man with American Dreams failed to fulfill what he wants. What most affect me is that Willy committed suicide, because now he was tired and can’t do anything to change their life so he just killed himself and gave up in order to give his family the money. Ben is one of Willy’s brother who are successful men, before he loss of strength, Willy have an imagination that he talked with Ben, this scene on play is when we can understand how miserable he was and after all, because of Willy’s desperation for wealth It shows this time his last scene when he die. I think if he did not kill himself, the life he would wanted to be in can take him there because Linda as his wife, always with him to support his dreams. To

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