... Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman ends with the tragic suicide of Willy Loman, the lead character. It is the end of a life spent uselessly chasing "the American dream". Willy has been unsuccessful in achieving the success he so desperately craves because his perception of the formula for success is fatally flawed. Willy believes that the American dream is only attainable for the popular and attractive few, and he does not believe he belongs to this elite group. Yet, Willy still ... blames the superficiality of the business world, as evidenced in his thoughts about Bernard: "Bernard ca...

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... at the second group of films along with the book The Bluest Eye and make comparisons to each other. Furthermore I will prove that my definition of The American Dream is reality versus illusion and the changes that occur are hard for people to get through. Death of a Salesman is an affirmation of the American spirit, and a depiction of the salesman's life. It has several themes that run throughout the movie. The most obvious theme is the idea of reality versus illusion. Though Linda, Biff and Happy ... financial future. Though Willy is a very modern man, and certainly not a member of the...

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... characteristic of a tragic hero. Further supporting the characteristics of a tragic hero, Willy's tragic flaw is his interpretation of how to attain success and the American Dream. "He is liked, but he's not well liked Because the man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who creates personal interest, is the man who gets ahead. Be liked and you will never want."" In this statement made towards Biff and Happy ... Do you know? When he died "and by the way he died the death of a sales man, in his green velvet slippers hundreds of salesman and buyers were at his funeral.""...

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