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His job as a salesman is the quintessential 20th Century American Dream job. He swings like a pendulum between the two versions of the dream and often finds himself in a very unclear middle ground. Miller himself observed in a notebook entry "Life is formless
its interconnections are formed by lapses of time, by events occurring in separated places, by the hiatus of memory" (Miller, 130).
Willy's belief in the success promised by his somewhat confused version of the American Dream is not limited to himself he wants it for his sons and believes in them. One instance of this is the excitable discussion of the sale of the sports goods idea, when he says with enthusiasm, "I see great things for you kids" (Miller, 861). There is …show more content…
Some scholars assert that even his final act of suicide, by which his life insurance will support his family and help Biff get a new start was done to assure the future success of his family and by extension, of his own name (Ousby).
This paper showed by the citation of a number of examples and discussion on both the flaws and the highlighting points of the American Dream that it was represented in three different ways by three separate characters, Happy, Biff and Willy and that Willy Loman was torn between the two. Works Cited
1. Miller, Arthur. "Death of a Salesman." Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing. Aron Keesbury. Fifth Edition. Canada: Wadsworth Publishers, 2004. 829-904.
2. Miller, Arthur. "The Portable Arthur Miller" Massachusetts, London, 1971.
3. NovelGuide. 05/07/2006.
4. Ousby, Ian, "The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Literature in English" Cambridge, New York, Melbourne.
Willy's belief in the success promised by his somewhat confused version of the American Dream is not limited to himself he wants it for his sons and believes in them. One instance of this is the excitable discussion of the sale of the sports goods idea, when he says with enthusiasm, "I see great things for you kids" (Miller, 861). There is …show more content…
Some scholars assert that even his final act of suicide, by which his life insurance will support his family and help Biff get a new start was done to assure the future success of his family and by extension, of his own name (Ousby).
This paper showed by the citation of a number of examples and discussion on both the flaws and the highlighting points of the American Dream that it was represented in three different ways by three separate characters, Happy, Biff and Willy and that Willy Loman was torn between the two. Works Cited
1. Miller, Arthur. "Death of a Salesman." Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing. Aron Keesbury. Fifth Edition. Canada: Wadsworth Publishers, 2004. 829-904.
2. Miller, Arthur. "The Portable Arthur Miller" Massachusetts, London, 1971.
3. NovelGuide. 05/07/2006.
4. Ousby, Ian, "The Cambridge Paperback Guide to Literature in English" Cambridge, New York, Melbourne.