... wants can be misinterpreted as though it is meant to boost the importance of money. This misinterpretation of the Dream is represented well in Death of a Salesman, especially by the delusional aging salesman, Willy, who seems hell-bent upon monetary success; in Willy's mind success and money correlate directly to one another and money is the only barometer of success. He correlates the two so much so that he makes ... the fact that his Ben had made a lot of money. This, however, is only a minor example of the extent of his obsession with money. Willy is so focused on money that he takes ...

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