he only desired what they had, love and companionship between people, a family who cared not for his wealth, but for his person” (The American Dream). Willy died striving for what he thought would be his dream come true. “Willy’s dream was so empty, he killed himself just to make money and prove that he could take initiative” (The American Dream). In the end, both men were disconnected from reality and the true meaning of life. They did not live in the world, but instead they lived for some other world, always striving for something that was just out of reach. Both characters were so unhappy with the values that they wanted that they took their own lives. “Robinson demonstrates that a life of materialism is an incorrect perspective of the American dream, which is better perceived as a pursuit of satisfaction and well being.” (The American Dream). All people fell as the commoners do in Richard Cory. They build fame and wealth up to be something that is constantly proven to be meaningless. Many celebrities will say that all the money in the world does not make them happy, but things such as their children and their family are what makes their hearts content. Michael Jordan once said, “I know may earning have been spread across the media, but money isn’t everything. The satisfaction of accomplishment, my family, and my God is what makes me feel like a success. The money is only a worldly procession that adds to the big picture” (Lopez). Each one had the most corrupted perspective of what the American Dream was, but at least in the end Cory realized that money was not what is about, but instead happiness and personal fulfillment.The American Dream, in the way Cory and Loman dreamed it, is dead. If people only dreamed of good health and a happy home then the dream would be alive and well. Someone can work hard all their life, and earn the most money ever earned. But unles...
