Death of a salesman
In "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller the American dream is changed more into an American nightmare in many different ways. Before the Depression, America offered promises and offered to the world gifts of success and richness. Willy Loman, the main character of the play, and his son, Biff, both suffered from failing to achieve this American dream. Willy and Biff, now seem to be stuck in a period of history where America is going through out many changes. Willy, who is now in his sixties, worked during both the Depression and World War II. This promise of success from America was broken during the terrible times in the 1930's.Willy is an elderly, traveling salesman, who is lost in false hopes. One way his American dream has changed more into a nightmare is the simple fact that he is not getting paid. The sales firm he works for is no longer paying Willy his salary. He is working on straight commission, so
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Another American dream in "Death of A Salesman" occurs with Biff. Biff was a star football player in high school, with scholarships to two major universities. He ended up flunking math his senior year and was therefore not allowed to graduate. Biff had planned on making the credit up during the summer, but he caught his father, Willy, being unfaithful to Linda, his wife, to the Woman. This incident had a great impact on Biff and therefore changed his view of his father and everything Biff believed in. Since then, Biff had been a continual failure, stealing from every job he had and even spending time in jail. Willy always wanted his sons to succeed, especially Biff, but they obviously are failures. Wily always believed his boys were great and could never quite understand why they were not successful. "Death of a Salesman" was obviously more about American nigh
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Approximate Word count = 637
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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