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Refers to Ben's success in Africa pg48
The fountain pen that biff stole is gold pg110
Biff had gold football gear pg 68, 86
Gold refers to success, wealth, power, prosperity, and happiness

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This motif is part of the feeling of helplessness and desperation and the inability to escape this emotional state. This is represented in the play by Willy and by Biff.

By Ediris, Talha, Bilal, Easa, Guled

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Pg 33- Willy talks abt how Bernard is not well liked and wont be successful

-Biff told Willy he misbehaves with his teacher and Willy asked if the whole class was impressed by him

~Willy always believed you need to be well liked to be successful
~Bernard was not well liked
~Willy wants his sons and himself to be well liked

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“They don’t need me in New York. I’m a New England man”

Willy insists that he is a critical part of buissness in New England. This “boosts” his self worth, Willy argues he is a really important man.

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1. The flashbacks are symbolic to represent the contrast in Willy and biff’s relationship. In the past they both see greatness in each other and they are close. Compare that to the present that has reversed, they see each other as lost potential especially Willy towards Biff.
2. Ben always checking the time is symbolic because we know he is dead in the present, so it represents Ben’s life running out of time.
3. Time is also very important to Willy because he is never content with the present, we see this through him always in flashbacks and his obsession with a bright future. Ex “Dad is never so happy as when he’s looking forward to something.” (Pg. 105)

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The flute is used as a sign for a flashback and where he is and could have been much happier. It is a sign of the life Willy could have had, a life similar to that of his father the flute salesman. “A melody is heard, played upon a flute. It’s is small and fine, telling of grass and trees and the horizon.” Act 1 page 1.

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The pen symbolizes corruption of the business world as well as its materialism. The pen shows Biff’s realization to not wanting to be in the same unsatisfying career as Willy

It also symbolizes Biff’s spite because he knows he can’t do anything in life (because he’s fallen so far behind) so he steals to ‘get back’ at those who are preventing him from progressing.

Page references: pg 104,111
By Ediris, Talha, Bilal, Easa, Guled

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- Metaphorically seeds = planted ideas in willys head.
- more successful at agriculture than sales
- choosing planting to make up for being a failed salesman.
- seeds represent something that can grow provide a lead a legacy.

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-Represents the relationship of Willy and Linda
-symbolizes the condition of Willy’s mental state since sticking cost a lot of money and he believes that he can just buy another pair
-Can be seen as Willy replacing Linda by giving away her stocking to another woman
-Willy get angry and nervous when he sees Linda mending the stocking because it is reminding him of his faults (the affair)
-Can show how time deteriorates things, like how the stockings with holes in them and Willys mental state is also deteriorating with time

EXAMPLES : Pg. 38, Pg. 112 and Pg. 119

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The car represents Willy's problems. He cannot control his problems which reflects on hs driving. The car also shows Willy's journey and failure to achieve the American Dream, from his past glory of watching Biff wax the Chevy to his death. Cars show mobility, power, movement, but ironically for Willy, it represents his tiredness, dispair, and decay. Willy is quite literally driving himself to death. (12-14)

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"I took those balls years ago, now I walk in with this fountain pen" (Miller, pg. 112). The motif of stealing supports the theme of materialism. The motif represents Biff's failures.