A common fact that seems to be avoided in most books is that more people fail in life than they succeed. Even successful people fail many times before they succeed. For example, Michael Jordan was cut from his basketball team his freshmen year of high school. Death of a Salesman shows that not every person receives successes. The book may be depressing and disturbing, but it is depressing and disturbing because people realize that it is a reflection of their own life. Most Americans don't go out at night and defeat an evil Grendel to save the town. Americans also tend not to travel around the world and encounter various monsters such as Sirens and Cyclops. When Americans read Death of a Salesman, they realize that their life is not much different than Willy Loman's life. To look on the bright side to this depressing story, Americans can force themselves to look at their

Society is full of lust for money. From the first moment a student enters preschool, he is being forced to succeed. The word successful in America is synonymous with making lots of money. Americans always strive to be a famous person or to be in an occupation that will give them a lot of money. When someone says the word "doctor", most people think of "a person who makes lots of money" before they think of "a person saving people's lives". America is screwed up for this reason because it shows that we care more about money than we do about people's lives. Money in Death of a Salesman is prime factor in determining the success of an individual. Willy's brother, Ben, is really not successful, but simply lucky. He went into a forest and found gold and came out a millionaire. Willy wants to be just like and he tells his children to try to be like Ben. Since Ben was simply lucky, Willy is telling his children to rely on getting lucky instead of actually working toward suc!

life as desolate and worthless, but the readers were able to see his immobility in life from the beginning of the story when he comes home from his business trip as a salesman. A man who is sixty-four years old should have a better job than a salesman. Americans can in turn try to become more successful.

cess. However, in Death of a Salesman and in America, we view Ben as successful because he has lots of money! A true successful person works towards making money. Making the journey to riches is part of being successful.

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