Gatsby, Loman and the American Dream

both The owing(p) Gatsby and The Death of a Salesman are both immense examples of Ameri bath Literature that dis diarrhoea a reliance on achieving the ameri hind end dream. These works as well exhibit the reliance of the important characters on their unattainable agone hopes and dreams. Jay Gatsby attempts this by recreating himself in hopes of acquiring his dream girl. Willy Loman does this by placing his proclaim unreachable closings on to his son. The Great Gatsby by Scott F. Fitzgerald, and The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller make use of their characters memories of the outgoing to stress their dependence on the unattainable goals they have mold for themselves.\nFor instance, Arthur Miller uses Willy Lomans erstwhile(prenominal) memories of his son to portray his goal of achieving the American Dream. In the past, Willys son Biff was an highly good athlete. He was the lead of the football team and his carriage seemed to be headed on the immaculate track to becom ing an incredibly no-hit man.\nBiff lulu his high register in high school, and isnt the most successful adult. Hes al airs in and out of jobs claiming he hasnt found himself. To Willy who lock bonks in the past non finding yourself (Miller 16) isnt a good enough basis for Biff to be the way he is. Willys entire life was based on achieving the American Dream for himself. He worked in the same constancy for many years hoping that he could work his way into the firm. When he realizes that this probably wont ever happen he loses confidence in himself and can only find presumption in the past memories of his son during high school.Willy lives under the phantasy ?that [a] star like that [Biff] , magnificent, can never really expire away!(Miller 51) He refuses to sustain the fact of reality and live in the present, and when he tries it depresses him to the point to where he wants to commit suicide. Willy has many suicide attempts throughout the play including breathing in som ething extreme a plastic tube, and getting int...