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Originally posted by BLaCKPoWeR
What does Death of a Salesman convey about American identity though?
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The entire work focuses on the struggle to achieve the idealized American dream, that being a reference to the expectation to be able to settle down, be a successful businessman and rise through the ranks. Willy's identity struggle through the piece is a result at his inability to fulfill this idea of the American Dream and his inability to come to terms with his failure. Furthermore, this idea of the American Dream and conquering new territory is epitomized through is brother Ben who led several successful diamond expeditions to Africa. Willy aspires to be masculine and achieve the American Dream and then projects it onto his son Biff.
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