Death of A Salesman

Drama | Arthur Miller

Discuss the Themes, Including the American Dream in Death of a Salesman.

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Discuss the themes including the American Dream in Death of a Salesman The American dream is much populated by the drama Death of a Salesman which was written by Arthur Miller - In the drama the dramatist has laid bare about the American dream That is why at first we should know about the American Dream American Dream According to the American Dream life should be developed and enriched for everyone regardless of social class or birth status The concept of the American dream arises with the Declaration of Independence in the United States in which it has been declared that all men are created equal The tendency for Quick Success The tendency for quick success is one of the most visible characteristics of the American Dream In the drama the elder brother of Willy Loman Ben had been a successful businessman at the age of He had got mine

of diamonds The man knew what he wanted and went out and got it Walked into a jungle and comes out the age of twenty-one and he's rich We can calculate that Ben is a perfectly successful man In this way Ben is the paradigm of quick success and Willy Loman wants to be a successful businessman like Ben but he fails in his life until his death Running after Name Fame and Money In Death of a Salesman Miller shows the success of Charley Bernard and Ben Charley has become a successful man because of his careful and cautious approach to life and Bernard has been a well-respected lawyer through hard Labor On the other hand we can see that Ben is a successful businessman He boasts that he entered the jungle when he was seventeen and when he came out at twenty-one he was wealthy by the grace of God When I was seventeen I walked into the jungle and when I was twenty-one I walked out And by God I was rich Ben had achieved success in Africa These characters symbolize the American Dream since they have achieved name fame and wealth Likewise Willy Happy and Biff Loman wanted to succeed But regrettably the father and sons have failed For the money Willy Loman commits suicide by the name of the car accident because after his death his family will get twenty-thousand dollars from the insurance policy which will be very helpful for the family So whatever the lifestyle is led by the play's characters is based on the American Dream In termination we can say that Willy Loman is an American man and that s why he has dreamed of the American Dream But he failed to pick up the American Dream However he sacrifices his life for his sons so that they can pursue the American Dream

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