... that Chicago represented and had to offer. Carrie is portrayed in Dreiser's novel as leaving her town with only four dollars and a paltry of other things. Nothing is told about her background or history. On the train to Chicago, Drouet, a flamboyant and traveling salesman whose success in business is related to the image that he projects to others, approached her. Drouet is symbolic ... the car when Myrtle was killed and that he been there hiding in the bush only to ensure that Tom does no harm to Daisy. Gatsby also disclosed to Nick about his plans to bear Daisy's blames. Gatsby then s...

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Although Willy Loman does not fit the classic definition of a tragic hero of Greek or Shakespearean times, he does constitute as a tragic hero according to Arthur Miller. He exhibits the tragedy of the "common man" in today's modern American society where nobility does not prevail in the least. Despite possessing "high-bred character," Willy Loman can be considered a tragic hero like Macbeth or Oedipus because he expierienced a tragic fall as well. The point of the tragic hero being so noble and of high rank is so that the audience can feel great sympathy for the hero because they fell from su...

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In modern society, dreamers are often described as idealists who search for romantic visions of life rather than confront life's true nature. Eugene Ionesco and Arthur Miller present readers with examples of dreamers in "Rhinoceros" and "Death of a Salesman." Ionesco comments on the absurdity of logic and allows readers to experience Berenger's dream world. Miller criticizes the American Dream and ... failure. Willy's dreams eventually lead to his emotional decay and a permanently blurred vision of reality. In conclusion, both authors are able to show readers the necessity and absurdity of thi...

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