... nature to want to have or be something that they are not. In Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman and Gatsby are characters dominated by an American dream that destroyed them. Their dreams come from an illusionary past and were also based outside ... his funeral. Willy commits suicide in an attempt to win "diamonds" in the form of insurance money for his family. Before he dies, however, he dreamily talks about the death of some very important salesman. "When he died, hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral. Things were sad on a lotta tr...

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... 's dreams are the blueprints for his or her life. Fitzgerald, however, uses the theme of time to portray the same idea to his readers. Dreams shape a persons being. They give a person something to hope and strive for in their life. Without dreams, life is meaningless. In Death of a Salesman, the readers (or viewers) are introduced to Willy Loman and his two sons Biff ... and Happy. Willy is a salesman who wants nothing more in life than to be well liked and financially secure. Until the day he dies, Willy never ... has been destructed, he goes through the rest off his life empty and emo...

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... ever to be used. This change signifies her shattered illusions broken by her thwarted dreams. The endless quest for the fulfillment of the American Dream, can be seen in the Arthur Miller's play "Death of A Salesman-. Miller portrays the modern American dream of the 1950's, unlike the historic, which promises freedom and opportunity, the more modern American dream is seen as financial success through ... sell. And the funny thing is that you're a salesman, and you don't see that."" (Miller 75). As a result he loses his earnings and job. Willy finally realizes that his efforts were unsuc...

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... this gloomy setting stares the eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg, a billboard advertisement placed in front of the ash dump. These eyes stare unfeelingly at the tragic events that happen before them. After serving in World War I and getting an education at Yale, Nick begins work as a bond salesman. Settled in West Egg, he ... renews his relationship with his cousin Daisy and her husband Tom. From Daisy's friend Jordan Baker, Nick learns that Tom is unfaithful and Daisy is aware of his habits. Tom insists that Nick meet his mistress, Myrtle ... Gatsby and Daisy share a happiness neither has kno...

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