Connecting the Dots

A connection I can make between "Those Winter Sundays" and "Death of a Salesman" are that both the main characters are hard working men. Both are blue collar, likely middle-class, who go out in the harshest of conditions and work to provide for their families. Both men seem to be after the same thing, and that's the American Dream. I can relate to the man in "Those Winter Sundays" as could many people in this region of the Country because the winters are typically pretty harsh as far as temperature and precipitation go, so having to go out and work in freezing temperatures are normal for most of us in the winter. Another connection I can make with this poem is from another story titled "To Build a Fire" written by Jack London. As this man is on a journey to reach a camp where his friends are and he has to travel through harsh weather conditions to get there. Much as the man in the poem is also in harsh weather conditions trying to make a living for his family. This also ties in with the recent film "The Revenant". As the main character in that film is living and journeying through harsh conditions in the northwest.