Character Flaws In "Long Days Journey Into Night" And "Death Of A Salesman"

Part I of Essay
The dysfunctional American family is portrayed in both “Long Days Journey into Night” by Eugene O’Neil and “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller. The character flaws of the father, favoritism, the disillusionment of unrealistic dreams, Guilt, addiction, regression, and t ....

Part II of Essay
.... and proves his disillusioned point further by declaring that Bernard is not well liked. This leads Biff and Happy to believe that one can study all they want, yet will not succeed unless they are well liked. This affects their life because they keep waiting for people to realize that they are well liked, hoping that this will somehow make them millions. They go from job to job and it never happens because it was an uneducated declaration to begin with. In both plays the sons wander in and out of jobs, never holding any long enough to ....