Death Of A Salesman Symbolism

Arthur Miller’s “Death of a salesman” has more to do with levelheadedness than with state of mind. The production merriments the depth of the logical mentality of Arthur Miller as he is innovative in his request to describe the complexity of the characters. As Arthur Miller is way too truthful and documental they play “Death of salesman” to be extremely genuine with its profound symbolic meaning. Symbolism is without a doubt seen all through the play with the purchasing of the seeds and planting them to the setting of the play to the diamonds just to name a few things that represented symbolism.
Willy Loman persist on buying and planting seeds which is an important symbol within the play. “For the man who experiences this, life must be full of bitterness and confusion,” says Whitley. He is continuously troubled by emotions of bewilderment and hopelessness. Willy says “I’ve got to get some seeds. I’ve got to get some seeds, right away. Nothing planted. I don’t have a thing in

Thompson says, “Aside from his under-achieving sons, Biff and Happy, the two most important males in Willy’s life are both deceased: they are his biological father, who is never named and Benjamin, Willy’s successful and sophisticated older brother, a man of gold and diamonds and faraway places.” These diamonds became a symbol of wealth as well as success in Benjamin’s life. Willy refused to pursue the diamond adventure with his brother Ben to Alaska. This journey cost Willy in the long run because he was an unsuccessful salesman. The diamonds become the symbol of aspirations that never come true as well as wasted and skipped opportunities. The single “diamond” Willy is capable of giving to his family after dying is the insurance to maintain the family. Willy was not able to capture the American Dream throughout his life; however, he constructs his own version and trusts he has it