2 Characters and 2 Symbols Book:Death Of A Salesman Author:Arthur Miller

The two symbols that I find are the most important in Death of a Salesman, would be, the farmland, and Linda's and the woman's stockings. Farmland represents the chance Willy has to prove his worth, through labor as a salesman and a father. His hopeless, attempt to grow vegetables signifies his humiliation regarding barely being able to put food on the table and having nothing to leave his children when he dies. Willy has worked …

…thirty-four-year-old elder son. Biff led a great life through high school as a football star with scholarship offers, good friends, and several female lovers. The choice to not listen to Bernard ruined him. He failed math, however, and did not have enough credits to graduate. Biff is like Willy's vulnerable, poetic, tragic side. He cannot ignore his instincts, which tell him to abandon Willy's paralyzing dreams and move out West to work with his hands.