Revisiting the American dream : a study of death of a salesman in post-Covid world
Other Title(s)
إعادة النظر في الحلم الأمريكي : دراسة وفاة البائع المتجول في عالم بعد فيروس كورونا
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Source
Journal of Diyala for Humanities Researches
Issue
Vol. 2022, Issue 93، ج. 4 (30 Sep. 2022), pp.727-735, 9 p.
Publisher
University of Diyala College of Education for Human Sciences
Publication Date
2022-09-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Miller's play is not in general a condemnation of the American Dream.
He, on the other hand, criticises the dehumanisation of an individual within a society.
He discards the belief that the advancement of human life is able to change human ethics as he is opposed to the conception of greed as a principal motivator within a society.
Willy's insatiable interpretation of the American Dream becomes the reason for his fall.
He might have succeeded if he had a clearer vision of life and its realities.
Miller judgement about the dilemma of ‘American Dream’ is that it is not in itself a problem, but the way it has been interpreted or simply our interpretation of it; it is with how we apply it.
Comparing it to the current times and the American Dream is going on within the perspective of a pragmatic economy with reality perception, it seems the dream is over or it needs a hermeneutic update or a new interpretation.
This paper compares Willy’s deep-rooted ideology which makes him create his ‘defence mechanism’ in order to uphold the American Dream ideology with the current world scenario with a special focus on China.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Samin, Hammam Salah. 2022. Revisiting the American dream : a study of death of a salesman in post-Covid world. Journal of Diyala for Humanities Researches،Vol. 2022, no. 93، ج. 4, pp.727-735.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1541801
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Samin, Hammam Salah. Revisiting the American dream : a study of death of a salesman in post-Covid world. Journal of Diyala for Humanities Researches No. 93, p. 4 (2022), pp.727-735.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1541801
American Medical Association (AMA)
Samin, Hammam Salah. Revisiting the American dream : a study of death of a salesman in post-Covid world. Journal of Diyala for Humanities Researches. 2022. Vol. 2022, no. 93، ج. 4, pp.727-735.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1541801
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-1541801