Symbolism used in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. In particular, the three main uses of symbolism mentioned include machines, diamonds, and garden seeds

In Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman, the shallow ideals of the American Dream are explored and come to a ruinous close. Willy Loman is a salesman who believes that personal attractiveness and likeability will ultimately lead to the dream of financial success. He searches metaphorically for the dream, wandering the open roads as a salesman but he has little idea that hard work is the true foundation of the American Dream. The glittering faç…

…the principle of hard work, and also without taking the time to enjoy the "journey" of his life. Arthur Miller is telling us that the journey of life is hard work, where at the end of the day the only success that matters is human relationships. The American Dream has been mistaken for easy wealth, instead of the opportunity for those who work hard. Willy feels the disappointment of his future but never understands it.