Catherine O’Connell
Professor Kloss
American Dream Essay
Living the American Dream?
Growing up and reading the books I have read I always realized that the “American Dream” was having a picket white fence with a BMW in the drive way a mother and father kids a dog and a huge house.In reality not everybody had that. In my family my mom and dad are still together and we do have a white fence out front but no we don’t own the nicest car, and yes we argue and nothing is ever perfect but to me i’m living the American Dream . The American Dream is not set in stone and even though you read a lot about it, it is honestly who you are that makes up your dream. You dream your own dream, not someone elses. The way people perceive the “American Dream” is that we believe that if we have a set goal in mind and we work for it we can and will achieve our dreams. Furthermore, what lies in the core of the American Dream is the desire to achieve wealth and class based on how someone looks and carries themselves rather than the value of someone’s job. The American Dream is supposedly what everyone wants to end up with; a family, a house, a car and a well paying job. The only problem is that with all this being said there are still people who don’t want this. People all over the world want to come to America because they have heard of this “American Dream” and they want to be a part of America because we make is seem so easy to make a fortune and get a job. The problem with this is the fact that success is not assured, but if people work to reach their goals they will eventually achieve them .People believe that as long as they put something into society, at the end of their lives they will receive something in return.
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In Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is an old salesman who tries to make the best of his life with his wife and his kids. The American Dream is a goal for many people, although it means something different for everyone. Willy’s version of the American dream is a false goal. His is based on being well-liked and achieving success rather than doing something that will make him liked. He chooses a career that will make him money, but not much, rather than a career that he will enjoy Willy Loman fakes it till he makes it. Willy lived everyday of his life trying to become the most successful salesman. His self-image that he portrayed to others was a lie and sometimes it would become so bad that even Willy would think it was true. He traveled all around America selling his products and when he was younger, he was able to sell a whole bunch more and people would talk about him, but Willy was still stuck with this image in his head and it was the image he let everyone else know about even if it was or wasn’t true. Willy has his friend give him 50 dollars a week for his payments and Linda thinks it money that he made from his job. When Willy finally gets to the point where he can no longer deal with working and his stress, he puts his life in danger all because he is conceited and doesn’t understand that he has to give up on his dream.
Willy is always complaining things that occur in everyday life, and he doesn’t want to admit it but he is the main cause of the problems. When he has to pay for the repair bills on the fridge, he blames it on Charley for buying the one that he wanted. Then when the car had to be repaired it was because he crashed because he was trying to commit suicide, and Linda even knows it but Willy still uses the excuse that he wasn’t paying attention. Willy should have settled with what he had and made the best of things. He shouldn’t have tried to compete with everyone in his life and he just decisions best for him and not seeking anyone’s help. Many of Willy’s problems were self-inflicted, the reason they were self-inflicted was because he wanted to live the American dream. If he had changed his standards or just have been content with his life, his life problems would have been limited in amount and proportion.
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Biff and Happy’s futures from when they were little depended on the way they were brought up. Willy was the only one with any say in the way the were brought up. Linda went along with whatever Willy said .Willy taught them that if they were handsome and successful, opportunity will come to you. Happy learned nothing from Willy’s downfall but insists that his father had “the only dream you can have- to come out number-one man”. Biff and Happy idolized their father when they were young. The stories they were told made them believe that their father was a popular, successful, well-known salesman. As Biff grew up, he found himself being told things about his father like “A salesman has to dream, it comes with the territory.” At the end of the story when Linda says they were free, Biff is free to finally let go of his dads dreams and he realize his dream of owning a ranch out West where he can live close to the natural world and work with his hands. Biff also realizes that his father had the wrong dreams and didn’t know who he was Biff promises himself that he won’t make the same mistakes his father had made. Meanwhile, Happy is more like his dad, is determined to stay in town and prove himself to everyone. He pretends he’s this money making big shot and gets all the girls. Having Biff acknowledge the dishonesty of his own life, insists on the end of their fake dream that their father had them believe in.
Although the Loman’s faced many problems, they weren’t t all caused by Willy striving for the American dream. Willy’s problems, were caused by little decisions made throughout his life. He had a choice and just ended up making the wrong decision because of the American Dream he wanted. Although the end result of the his problems were not meant to end up bad even though they usually did. Willy put his family through hell because he strived to have a successful life. All he had to do was settle with what he had and he would have been happy. Willy comes to realize that he has been denying his son of the dream that they want to achieve, and out of pure love for his wife and kids Willy kills himself, giving his life insurance to his family, and completes his American dream of being wealthy, hoping that by completing the false dream will allow his sons to take on their own dream and start a new life with the money he left for them.
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Now Martin Dressler’s Dream wasn’t the same as Willy Lomans. Martin Dressler is a story about young kid who grows up working in his dad’s and family run cigar shop. He gets offered a job as a bell boy at the Vanderlyn Hotel and from that point on his success grew. Martin got offered higher paying jobs like rapid fire. See the difference between Martin and Willy is that Martin doesn’t have the American dream in mind for his whole family
Willy had the “false “ americandream for his kids and faked it till he made it. But Willy didn’t put his family into any of his dreams and success. When offered the new positions at this job he didn’t think twice about his dad’s cigar shop. He just thought about how it would benefit him and his doings. Willy’s dream was all just based on success. He wanted to be the best hotel manager and creator their was. He didn’t care for anything else , he cheated on his wife and didn’t respect women . As long as he was making money he was all set. From the jump of the gun he was always envisioning doing great things. He envisioned making that cigar tree and having it become this big success but in the end it was a failure . Just like the Grand Cosmo he envisioned it being everything he ever wanted and thought that It was something people would want to. But in reality he was going to fast for himself and mankind. This dream and how he wanted to be successful and only successful and kicked everything else to the curb made his career a failure.
Willy Loman ended his life because he realized that what he wanted was un reachable and he was ruining his family and his friends life. So he ended his. Martin’s career ended because his dreams where to fast and above the normal that nobody knew what to do. So what is the limit and what is the true definition of the American Dream? These two stories show how people will do anything to get the American Dream, from killing themselves or loosing there career. So how do you define the American dream? I believe that the American Dream is a individual dream that makes you and the people around you happy. And if Willy and Martin did that, they would both be happy and living.
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