The American Dream is sought out to be the full pursuit of happiness that one is capable of obtaining. It consists of an individual dream based on determination, labor, and well defined rules of behavior. To find the American Dream, one must seize the moment to acquire greatness. In Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman, he portrays Willy Loman as the seeker of the American Dream. Willy has trouble finding this “dream” because …showed first 75 words of 765 total…

…showed last 75 words of 765 total…to go along with his brother’s ideas. In the end of the play Willy commits suicide because he realizes he cannot reach this dream. Willy Loman could have attained the American Dream by realizing ! he was looking in the wrong places. The American Dream is not easily served to you on a silver platter; one must work for it and find it in their life before “the dream” can become a reality. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**