Death Of A Salesman By Arthur Miller And Walter Younger

Comparing the Destructive American Dream in Miller's Death of a Salesman and Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun America is a land of dreamers. From the time of the Spanish conquistadors coming in search of gold and everlasting youth, there has been a mystique about the land to which Amerigo Vespucci gave his name. To the Puritans who settled its northeast, it was to be the site of their “city upon a hill” (Winthrop 2). They gave their home the name New England, to signify their hope for a

as seen in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” and Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun”, perverted conceptions of the American Dream convince certain characters that they are entitled to the fruits of miracles. Despite their best intentions for supporting their families, Walter Younger and Willy Loman encounter unsurpassable obstacles and are unable to fulfill their dreams. When all hope has been lost, family is the only thing that these characters have left. “Death of a Salesman” and “A Raisin

Growth in A Raisin in the Sun and Death of a Salesman.        In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, both authors use motifs of light and growth within their settings to convey messages about the intrinsic values and potentiality of their characters. A Raisin in the Sun begins with a faint little light, filtering through the kitchen window. It's not much of a light, but it is successfully kindled by Lena Younger to keep her little plant alive and

in the American culture. The idea of the American dream captures the hearts of so many, yet leaves almost all of them enslaved in the endless economic struggle to achieve high status, wealth, and a house with a white picket fence. In Arthur Miller's, Death of a Salesman, we see how difficult it is for Willy Loman and his sons to achieve this so called American dream. In Lorraine Hansberry's, A Raisin in the Sun, she examines an African-American family's struggle to break out of the poverty that is

American dream is to be rich. A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry, and Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller, both address the American Dream. Both plays discuss the desire for wealth and how the desire may lead to one’s

Lorraine Hansberry and Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, in the sense that each character has a dream deferred. A dream deferred is a forgotten dream or one that has been left behind. The two father figures, Walter and Willy, share many comparisons such as having a big dream reaching for success in business, leaving them behind, and their reactions. Walter Younger and Willy Loman both have big dreams to pursue big careers in business. In A Raisin in the Sun, Walter says “You see, this little

resulting in their downfall. In Sophocles “Oedipus the King” we are introduced to a character that fulfills his destiny by falling from power and suffering due to his lack of knowledge, Oedipus represents the ideal tragic hero. Old Willy Loman in “Death of a Salesman” elicits the image of the modern tragic hero by allowing his sense of pride cloud his reality during his pursuit of the american dream and to be well liked. And finally in “A Raisin in the Sun” were faced with the character who does not embody

time, a woman’s underlying sacrificial struggle, lived and experienced by approximately half of the human population, has been covertly eminent. Women must confront within themselves the expectations and viewpoints of society. Both Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun provide coinciding portrayals of women by explaining their societal roles, handling of circumstances, character, and external depictions. In terms of being categorized as female, a woman

common sense is blurred, and he sees opportunities where there are none. Characters Walter Lee Younger and Willy Loman are

The Value of a Dream in Death of a Salesman and A Raisin in the Sun      How does one value a dream? This question arises while reading both Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.  Although the two novels are very different, the stories and characters share many likenesses.  Death of a Salesman concerns a family’s difficulty in dealing with unrealized dreams.  A Raisin in the Sun focuses on a family's struggle to agree on a common dream.  In each of