... with money, the desire for popularity is another misconstrued aspect of the American Dream. Recently, this has played a larger role than ever, with many people often identifying famous people as "living the life" or "being on top of the world". This idea, however, does date back some time, as ... popularity is not as important as he thinks it is; In the scene after losing his job when he goes to speak to Charley, he realizes the error of his ways as he says, "I've always felt that if a man was impressive, and well liked, that nothing..." (Miller 2153). ... original Broadway production, ...

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