play, Walter gets more and more disturbed by the fact that he is not going to fulfill his dream. Halfway through the play, Walter tries to explain that he wants more out of his life, and Lena says that he has all he needs- a wife, a family, and a job. Walter then gets even angrier and says Mama, a job? I open and close doors all day long. I drive a man around in his limousine and I say Yes sir; No sir; Very good sir; Shall I take the drive sir? Mama that aint no kind of job (Miller, pg 107).Walters dream to be rich drives him to the brink of insanity. Finally, Lena decides that she will give him the money to invest in a liquor store. She keeps part of the money to invest in a house, and gives him the rest of it. She tells him to put three thousand dollars in an account for Bonitas tuition, and the rest is his to invest in the liquor store.Instead of putting any money in an account for Beneatha, Walter gives it all to one of his partners to invest in the store. He is told he will get enough of it back in a few days, so he can put the money in the account. As it turns out, his partner ends up leaving town with the money, and never coming back. Walter lost the bulk of the check. His dream to have money, to be somebody, to be rich; leads to his downfall. Instead, he ends up losing the money that could have helped the family as a whole. Not only did he set himself back, but he also set Beneatha back. Not only did he ruin his dream, but he also ruined his sisters dream.Death of a Salesman has a different plot, but the desire of the American dream ultimately lead to the downfall of the main character, Willy Loman. Willy is a traveling shoe salesman, who lives in New York. He is married to Linda, and has two sons: Happy who lives with him, and Biff who lives far away. The play begins with Willy coming home. He was supposed to drive to Boston to sell shoes the next day, but he kept falling asleep at the wheel and had to turn around and come hom...
