Symbolism in "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller

Many symbols are incorporated into the play "Death of a Salesman", which are the basis of the motifs and themes that develop throughout the play. These symbols become part of the character and the motifs of the play. One of the diction motifs that run in the play is life and death. As the play begins, we are introduced to the motif of death and the incapability of growing life in the back garden due …

…The seed among several other symbols represent the motifs that run through millers play. Willy's dreams have gone sour and flaccid and so has the representation of the symbols. The shadow of capitalism and materialism that cast Willy's life from reaching the sunlight was the reason for his inability to face the present and escape his illusions. Willy's death consequently becomes inevitable and so was his downfall and both are continuously raised in his life.