In the play ˜Death of a Salesman' by Arthur Miller, the playwright focuses on the theme of failure in a success oriented society. ... Miller's use of symbolism heightens the significance of this theme and is important to the larger context of the play. ˜Death of a Salesman' uses many symbols to help develop the play. ... Diamonds symbolize Willy's failure as a salesman. ... In conclusion, the symbols used in ˜The Death of a Salesman,' help develop the context of the play. ...

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It is metaphorically rich & full of symbolism. ... This father was a shoe salesman, and consistently fought violently with his wife, Tennessee's mother, and a minister's daughter. ... Williams choked to death on a bottle cap in Hotel Elysee, located in NYC. ... This play was dwarfed only by Arthur's Death of a Salesman, which became a classic; won, not only the Drama Critic's Circle award of 1949, but also the Pulitzer Prize. ... With the expressionistic over tones, Death of Salesman remains Arthur's mostly widely admired work. ...

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Symbols are used to represent something else by association, resemblance, or convention, for example works like Death of a Salesman, Catcher in the Rye, and The Great Gatsby. ... The film portrays the novels symbolism just as it is written in the original novel. ... For example Gatsby took the blame for Myrtle's death, instead of turning Daisy in. ... Overall The Great Gatsby contains great amount of irony, symbolism, and foreshadowing. ...

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Walter Neff is the insurance salesman for her husband and later on becomes Phyllis's lover. ... When she invites Neff to her home when her husband wasn't there, the death of the husband's last wife, and the insurance policy talk; is where my suspicion came from. ... The symbolism that represents their feminine side is Rosemary's nightgown and Phyllis's anklet. ...

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There is symbolism in this small tale, however, for when the turtle first tried climbing over the wall, a wild oat got stuck in his shell, and after being hit by the truck and flipping himself over, "the wild oat head fell out and three of the spearhead seeds stuck in the ground" (Steinbeck, 22) . ... In chapter seven, the reader is shifted into the mind of a crooked car salesman who takes advantage of the great migration of farmers to the west by selling broken cars at outrageous prices, "listen Jim, I heard that Chevvy's rear end sounds like bustin" bottles squirt in a couple quarts of ...

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• Grade Level: High School