Post 21

Success can be a extremely broad definition in today's world.  In the drama "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller salesman, Willy spends is life yearning to be a successful salesman and to achieve the "American Dream."  I believe that the ultimate problem with Willy in this story is that his definition of being a good business man is bad.  His definition is that you have to be well-liked in order to succeed in the business world.  He is so entrenched in these misunderstood beliefs that it leads to his demise.  His whole life is a lie, and he falls deeper and deeper into this lie until there is no way out.  In my opinion, Willy's biggest fault is that he lies to himself which causes him to do poorly in other aspects of his life.  Some people are simply not good at what they do (like Willy), but they make up for it by being a good husband, wife, father or mother. Success isn't always determined by your status in your occupation and Willy cannot grasp this. The other part of the problem in this story and possibly even in the United States is that the term "American Dream" is overused.  People make it seem like if you work hard you're guaranteed success in the business world or whichever endeavor you take part in.  Unfortunately, that isn't the case what so ever, people get hung out to dry in the world every day.