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The American woolgather in wipeout of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, and The large(p) Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldIn a majority of piece of writings written in the 20th century, the theme of the American Dream has been a prevalent theme. This envisageing affects the plot and characters of many novels, and in some books, the engrossed of the author is to illustrate the reality of the American Dream. However, there is no oneness definition of the American Dream. Is it the right to pursue your hearts wish, to have liberty to do whatever makes one happy? Or is it the secularistic dream prevalent in the 50s, and lay outed in such movies as half-size Shop of Horrors? Or is the American Dream a thought so intangible, it changes in the heart of ein truth person and can never be truly defined? Or is it an American Dream at all, is it simply a human drive to pursue a better life? In the book, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the play Death of a Salesm an by Arthur Miller, the writers portray cardinal completely different literary works which have an painful connection. Both works are written to illustrate two viewpoints on the American Dream either the pursuit of happiness, or the pursuit of material wealth. In both literary works, the authors show a comparison betwixt these two visions of the American Dream, and in the end, the authors message is the same the American dream cannot be a materialistic goal. Or, should not. For many Americans, the American Dream is a 2-door garage in a suburb, provided as illustrated in the literary works, this sort of an American Dream leads to unhappiness, depression, and in the case of Willy Loman, suicide. In The Great Gatsby, it is Daisy who has a materialistic dream. She loved Gatsby. When he was a soldier, she loved him, but Gatsby knew he could never marry her, because of class. So, Daisy married Tom Buchanan, a pie-eyed man, a good looking man, but Daisy did not love him. In the book, Daisy is miserable. She knows Tom is having an affair, and she often cries. She wishes for her daughter to be a beautiful lesser fool( Gatsby 21) so that her daughter will not be capable enough to be unhappy. Daisy loves Gatsby, but she loves her lifestyle. And when she had the decision between the two, she chose her lifestyle, and she will atone her decision time and again. The concept of the American... ...attered, enough so that he could take in who his father truly was. Biff had to reevaluate his life, and he came to a realization To devote your life to keeping stock, or making phone calls, or selling or buying. To suffer fifty weeks a year for the interest of a two week vacation, when all you want is to be outside( Death 139). Biff came to the conclusion that humans were not meant to work in pursuit of this economic goal, but were meant to work outside. His father could never live with that, and if Willy had, the story would have had a much different ending. The American Dream has no singular definition, but a multitude of interpretations. Yet, in these two completely different literary works, the authors share the same message the American Dream should not be a materialistic goal, but a goal in pursuit of true, spiritual happiness. This is shown in both Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Both authors feel very strongly about the issue, as do many other authors writing today, who fear American Economic views could doom the human race to a meaningless existence. With an ending not too dissimilar from Brave in the altogether World.