How Does Death Of A Salesman Define The American Dream
Many people define the American dream in different ways. Some may define it by the value of your belongings or how much money you have. To others it may just simply be the thought of happiness. It may also be the thought of doing whatever you please to do and being content with that. Everyone has their own way to describe but Willy Loman has his own American Dream. Throughout this play you go through the lives of a family whose trying to be on top in life. At least that’s the goal in the eyes of the father and husband in the play Willy Loman. Willy who is obsessed with trying to be better than everyone around him lives a troubling life of hardships and obstacles. All he wants is to succeed in life and live the American dream. He will do this
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He travelled around his country selling his merchandise and making money. As he grew older and older he became very self-righteous and kept this image in his head as if he were well liked and a great salesman. He did this for so long he had even tricked himself into thinking he was a great salesman. Willy does not realize that he has reached the breaking point in his career. Being very stubborn he keep working to achieve his dream. What he doesn’t realize is that by doing this he is endangering himself as well as the people around …show more content…
She just wish he would give up on his chase towards the American dream and would allow her to stop stressing about his wellbeing everyday of her life. Even the hostility on Willy’s life overflowed onto Linda’s already full plate. Linda’s lived her life one day at a time never knowing if her husband would return home from work that day. If she wasn’t stressed enough just imagine how she felt with Willy and his suicidal tendencies. Linda constantly tried to get through to Willy but his hard head just wouldn’t let her through. The way she coped with all of this was through mending her well-deserved silk stockings. Willy felt the need to give these stockings away to the several mistresses he had. Although she didn’t like this she always stayed calm and agreed to whatever Willy
He travelled around his country selling his merchandise and making money. As he grew older and older he became very self-righteous and kept this image in his head as if he were well liked and a great salesman. He did this for so long he had even tricked himself into thinking he was a great salesman. Willy does not realize that he has reached the breaking point in his career. Being very stubborn he keep working to achieve his dream. What he doesn’t realize is that by doing this he is endangering himself as well as the people around …show more content…
She just wish he would give up on his chase towards the American dream and would allow her to stop stressing about his wellbeing everyday of her life. Even the hostility on Willy’s life overflowed onto Linda’s already full plate. Linda’s lived her life one day at a time never knowing if her husband would return home from work that day. If she wasn’t stressed enough just imagine how she felt with Willy and his suicidal tendencies. Linda constantly tried to get through to Willy but his hard head just wouldn’t let her through. The way she coped with all of this was through mending her well-deserved silk stockings. Willy felt the need to give these stockings away to the several mistresses he had. Although she didn’t like this she always stayed calm and agreed to whatever Willy