... and successful as did Benjamin Franklin. He obviously knew the right people that helped him achieve his dream. I do think that the achievement of the American Dream as represented by Ben Franklin is a possibility for some Americans today. In fact, the American Dream is probably easier to achieve today by more people than it would have been in ... Ben Franklin's time. Not only white males, but women and minorities now also have the chance to achieve the American Dream. The opportunity to get a good education is now easier to ... ...

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... Dream I feel that Ben Franklin's American Dream is still a possibility today. The dream he portrayed is still a reality to many Americans. Although more and more obstacles arise every day, the opportunities that existed then, ... ...

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... to him. Next, Willy instills this same belief within his sons. "Listen to this. This is your Uncle Ben, a great man! Tell my boys, Ben!" (Miller 1898). When Willy says this to Ben he is showing that he wants his boys to have the same thought on life as himself. Though, like their ... family is through his death. It may become evident to the reader that for Willy, his ultimate dream was to follow in the footsteps of Uncle Ben and become a successful salesman. Unfortunately for Willy, most of his dreams are illusions, yet he is unable to come face to face with this fact ... play; and the ...

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... embraced his desire, and turned his back on the original, pioneering spirit of the American Dream, "Why didn't I go to Alaska with my brother Ben that time! That man was a genius, that man was success incarnate!" Willy realises that if he had have gone to explore the world with his ... brother, he too may have achieved the success, which Ben reaped. Miller seems to be questioning the materialistic version of the Dream, implying that it may bring danger, but also disappointment. Willy's materialistic infatuation ... questions Swiss cheese, which Linda says she has bought him for. Whilst h...

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... get Willy to see his son and himself and face the truth, but by this time, it is too late. One of Willy's last words to Ben is "that boy is going to be magnificent!" He hadn't heard a word Biff just said! He always harps on the glorious past as a popular, ... down his life to secure his dream that makes Willy a tragic yet heroic figure and one to whom, in Linda's words, ``attention must be finally paid''. Ben's final mantra ""The jungle is dark, but full of diamonds" "turns Willy's suicide into a metaphorical moral struggle, a final skewed ambition to ... realise his full commercial and...

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... his sons will become wealthy and that he will be a successful salesman. Willy in his dreams of his father and his brother Ben, admires the way people become pioneers. We have to remember that Ben is only seen in Willy's mind, everything that Ben does or says is seen through the eyes of Willy. Willy wants to become successful easily like his brother ... Ben did. Willy dreams of owning his own business, "Someday I'll have my own business, and I'll never have to leave home anymore." Ben strayed into Africa on his way to Alaska, "I walked into the jungle when I was seventeen- I walked out w...

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... his sons will become wealthy and that he will be a successful salesman. Willy in his dreams of his father and his brother Ben, admires the way people become pioneers. We have to remember that Ben is only seen in Willy's mind, everything that Ben does or says is seen through the eyes of Willy. Willy wants to become successful easily like his brother ... Ben did. Willy dreams of owning his own business, "Someday I'll have my own business, and I'll never have to leave home anymore." Ben strayed into Africa on his way to Alaska, "I walked into the jungle when I was seventeen- I walked out w...

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... will be massive! They"ll come from Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire! Rode Island, New York, New Jersey- I am known, Ben, and he"ll see it with his eyes once and for all. He"ll see what I am Ben! He's in for a shock, that boy"(Miller 1515)! This was a foreshadow of what Willy's life would come to. Willy questions of his ... Willy with greed, and the desire to be better than the next man. The only person from the Loman family to make something of himself was Ben. Willy tells his sons "this is your Uncle Ben, a great man"(Miller 1476)! He walked into the jungle when he was ...

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... funeral will be massive! They will come from Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire! Rode Island, New York, New Jersey- I am known, Ben, and he"ll see it with his eyes once and for all. He"ll see what I am Ben! He's in for a shock, that boy!" (Miller 1515) This was a foreshadow of what Willy's life would come to. Willy questions of ... Willy with greed, and the desire to be better than the next man. The only person from the Loman family to make something of himself was Ben. Willy tells his sons "this is your Uncle Ben, a great man! He walked into the jungle when he was sevente...

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... his hard work, Bernard has become a successful lawyer. Willy is jealous of his success, and resents his sons with stronger passion because of their failure of achieving the American Dream. Ben, Willy's brother also plays a small role in emphasizing the American Dream. He is a reoccurring figure in Willy's daydreams. He portrays what Willy is striving to become, he is rich and ... successful. Willy continually regrets not accompanying Ben to Alaska, because Ben had made a fortune. This play is about the tragedy of disillusionment and the tragedy that the American Dream can cause. Willy L...

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... has diminished and financially struggling. He dreams of himself and his family of obtaining the American dream. He is obsessed with the idea of "easy success-, instilled by his brother Ben when he becomes wealthy after finding a diamond mine in Africa. The quote "when I was seventeen I walked into the jungle, and when I was twenty-one I walked out. And by God I was ... rich."" (Miller 33) by Ben has always remained with Willy driving him to achieve the same "greatness- as Ben did. Willy lives by the philosophy that "the man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who crea...

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... of the American Dream in Death of a Salesman. One can be found on page 32 when the principal charachter Willy Loman expresses his jealousy towards the successes of his brother Ben. Ben knew what he wanted, Willy says. He started with the clothes on his back, walked into the jungle and came out enormously rich at the age of twenty-one owning ... : "That man was a genius, that man was success incarnate!" Another example of a man's success, and therefore also of the American Dream, is found on page 38. Willy's imaginary memory of Ben describes their father as a great inventor who travelled ...

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... the American Dream either. His views on capitalism are extremely apparent, but his depicture and evolution of Biff's character encourage people to follow their dreams to be successful. Willy's brother Ben followed his heart and found adventure, happiness and success, "diamonds" to be specific, which is very figurative of wealth. Willy always regretted not taking that chance, and the flashbacks to ... Ben's conversations reflect how close he came to taking that opportunity to go to Alaska . The stoop of their house was symbolic of Willy's successes, as well as the other household ... ...

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... the American Dream either. His views on capitalism are extremely apparent, but his depicture and evolution of Biff's character encourage people to follow their dreams to be successful. Willy's brother Ben followed his heart and found adventure, happiness and success, "diamonds" to be specific, which is very figurative of wealth. Willy always regretted not taking that chance, and the flashbacks to ... Ben's conversations reflect how close he came to taking that opportunity to go to Alaska . The stoop of their house was symbolic of Willy's successes, as well as the other household ... ...

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... , shining in the dark, hard and rough, that I can pick up and touch in my hand. Not like "like an appointment!- In this conversation with Ben, taking place in Willy's mind, Willy tells Ben of how by committing suicide, he will provide something concrete for his family. He thinks that by leaving behind $20,000, the "diamond,"" he will finally fulfill ... ...

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... will act as if everything is sound. He will not admit that he and his family have substantial difficulties. Whenever Willie's world begins to crumble before him, he envisions Big Ben's capitalist success in Africa, when he "walked into the jungle", and when he walked out he was rich. Willie always wanted to be like the big fake ... Ben is, but never succeeded. However, constantly denying truths of life, and masking distress is not a solution. Although Willie always seemed to maintain a positive attitude, his soul is devastated. After a lifetime ... ...

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... 't as sharp as he used to be. Willy has a slight inferiority complex, and this is shown through the continuous flashbacks he has of his dead brother Ben who struck it rich in the jungle. Ben causes Willy to feel like more of a failure because he is struggling to make ends meet and provide for his family. Another example of Willy's inferiority is ... ...

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... nothing with his life by the age of thirty-four, Willy tells others and tries to make himself believe that his son is doing big things- out west. Willy's brother, Ben, continually appears in the troubled man's mind, offering hints on how to make it in the world of business. Willy feels that he must live up to the standard that ... Ben has set, but this is found to be impossible by the end of the movie. Only Biff ever realizes who he is ("a dime a dozen-) and what his potential really is. ... ...

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... understand the tragedy of the play. Willy has his own beliefs and ways of doing things just lie any "common man" "a man can't go out the way he came in, Ben, a man has got to add up to something" ...

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... and decisive choice to live in his past. Several times throughout the play we find Willy drifting back to events that occurred many years ago such as his conversations with Ben, Linda's stockings and Biff flunking his math exam. The act of escaping reality and living in the past is often considered a normal psychological end for a person who lives under a lot ... ...

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