||||Everyone wants to succeed. We all dream of having a decent job, a house, a car or two, good social relationships and respect from our peers. We dream of opportunity and freedom. In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, many characters pursue their own versions of this dream, but they do so in different ways. Some consider work and perseverance to be necessities. Others believe that personal charm and popularity are essential to achieving their dreams. We see the American dream through the eyes of many different characters, giving us perspective on our own priorities and goals. Once we see the American dream from all these angles, we must decide how we will interpret it and how we will respond. Willy Loman is the main person we see chasing this dream. He spends his whole life trying to succeed. Willy makes many mistakes, but the first is how he defines the American dream. It has this childish popularity contest concept. He believes that the purpose of life is to be appreciated and achieve material success. He constantly tells himself and his sons that being “liked” is the way to succeed. Many people claim that Willy Loman was corrupted by the "American Dream." It is said that Willy went crazy trying to prove that he could succeed. Juan Zhao, a literary critic, went so far as to say that the death of a salesman is a "moving destruction of the entire myth" that the American dream works or ever worked. However, those who say this, like Willy, seem to believe in a distorted and contrasting vision of the true American dream (Zhao, 2010). To avoid confusion, the American dream should be analyzed and defined. A recent survey by Forbes magazine showed that twenty percent of America...... middle of paper .... It tells us to focus on the things that matter and what we personally owe do to become what matters. we want to become. Ultimately, the question is not what or who you know, but what has become of you? Works Cited Bertoni, Steven. “Americans most often define the American dream in terms of opportunity, freedom, and family.” Forbes October 2013: Web. May 1, 2014. Carroll, Alan. “The Ten Happiest Jobs and the American Dream.” Web blog post. Surface Fragmants, June 17, 2012. Web. May 3, 2014. Miller, Arthur. Death of a seller. New York: Penguin, 1996. Print. “Professor Richard Layard on happiness. » , Flourishing lives, money, happiness and economics. Ed. Pete Fletcher. Center for Trust and Well-Being, 2006. Web. May 3, 2014.Zhao, Juan. “Corruption of the American Dream in the Death of a Salesman.” CSCANADA. Intercultural Communications, 2010. Web. May 3 2014.

Essay / ||||Everyone wants to succeed. We all dream of having a decent job, a house, a car or two, good social relationships and respect from our peers. We dream of opportunity and freedom. In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, many characters pursue their own versions of this dream, but they do so in different ways. Some consider work and perseverance to be necessities. Others believe that personal charm and popularity are essential to achieving their dreams. We see the American dream through the eyes of many different characters, giving us perspective on our own priorities and goals. Once we see the American dream from all these angles, we must decide how we will interpret it and how we will respond. Willy Loman is the main person we see chasing this dream. He spends his whole life trying to succeed. Willy makes many mistakes, but the first is how he defines the American dream. It has this childish popularity contest concept. He believes that the purpose of life is to be appreciated and achieve material success. He constantly tells himself and his sons that being “liked” is the way to succeed. Many people claim that Willy Loman was corrupted by the "American Dream." It is said that Willy went crazy trying to prove that he could succeed. Juan Zhao, a literary critic, went so far as to say that the death of a salesman is a "moving destruction of the entire myth" that the American dream works or ever worked. However, those who say this, like Willy, seem to believe in a distorted and contrasting vision of the true American dream (Zhao, 2010). To avoid confusion, the American dream should be analyzed and defined. A recent survey by Forbes magazine showed that twenty percent of America...... middle of paper .... It tells us to focus on the things that matter and what we personally owe do to become what matters. we want to become. Ultimately, the question is not what or who you know, but what has become of you? Works Cited Bertoni, Steven. “Americans most often define the American dream in terms of opportunity, freedom, and family.” Forbes October 2013: Web. May 1, 2014. Carroll, Alan. “The Ten Happiest Jobs and the American Dream.” Web blog post. Surface Fragmants, June 17, 2012. Web. May 3, 2014. Miller, Arthur. Death of a seller. New York: Penguin, 1996. Print. “Professor Richard Layard on happiness. » , Flourishing lives, money, happiness and economics. Ed. Pete Fletcher. Center for Trust and Well-Being, 2006. Web. May 3, 2014.Zhao, Juan. “Corruption of the American Dream in the Death of a Salesman.” CSCANADA. Intercultural Communications, 2010. Web. May 3 2014.

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