In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller this lens is supported in the American Dream. Willy Loman is a traveling salesman who believes the American Dream, that anyone can become rich and well known through only hard work, perseverance, or personality. ... The falsity of the American Dream plays a big part in the novel. ... Miller chose the job of salesman carefully for his American Dreamer. ... The lens, "Literature opens a dark window on the soul, revealing more about what is bad in human nature than what is good" is supported in the novel Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. ...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

"Death of a Salesman," is a play written in the mid-1900s by Arthur Miller. ... Willy, his wife Linda and their two sons Biff and Happy are what Miller uses to attack the materialistic aspects of the American Dream. Willy and his family believes that the American Dream identifies with a man in business acquiring material comforts offered by modern American life. ... Throughout his novel "Death of a Salesman," Miller uses literary devices to convey the relationships between Willy and the members of his family. ... The American Dream is the essence of all icons, as it control...

• Word Count: 685
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School