Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
American Dream Corrupted
Intially into the play, I was captivated by the theme, a man driven to suicide due to work. This occurs almost on a daily basis because our culture is so consumed on being consumed, I cannot understand why. Why would someone commit themselves to such unhealthy lifestyles and for what reason? Did Willy want his family to have everything money could buy, very rich in monetary value, but very poor in family values? I suppose the Loman's might have had plenty of monetary items, as a result of the lying and cheating that occurred through the short span of the life we read about.
What the Loman's lacked in were plenty of family values. It's hard for me to read about a family who allows their children to steal a football or cheat on a test. Corrupting them and allowing them to do what is blatantly wrong. I was raised on those fundamental principles that lying and cheating bring no good into the world, or into your......
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