Essay Comparing Loman And A Raisin The Sun

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The struggle for living the American Dream in living high on the hog has always been, and will continue to be, overly relevant in American society. Each and every one of us longs to be the top of the tier, running the world in which we live. Elevated socioeconomic standing is something most yearn for, to the point of self-destruction. The desire for more, more money in particular, is the biggest handicap, yes largest driving force, in a lot of what we do. In the drama, The Death of a Salesman and A Raisin the Sun, this strain couldn’t be more apparent. These stories bear the lives of two classic American families who lived during the 1940’s. Their everyday activities showcase a very average life, in addition to the many trials that encompass it. The book Death of a Salesman tells the story of an every-day white family living in New York, while A Raisin in the Sun is the tale of an archetypal black family living in Chicago. While they seemingly are plain, they suffer many adversities and are very dissimilar from other families, including one other. When looking at Walter Lee and Willy Loman, you can see both are up against the same adversity. Each strives to make his own rules and…show more content…
Enslaved to the misconstrued idea that he is the poster boy for that dream, Willy believes that despite reality disagreeing, he has "made it." Willy unsuccessfully tries to live his unfulfilled dreams through his son and in addition to that, cheats on his wife with a “woman” that seemingly is just the right antidote to Willy’s psychological torment. Because we are able to see his mental incapacities, we do not hate him for his wrong doings. Willy ultimately takes his own life in order to compensate for the terminal feeling of inadequacy, rather than face his issues and overcome
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