All these issues are intertwined and the issue of family breakdown is key as the play could be seen to be about one mans last-ditch attempt to unite his family. ... In the play the flute music, a lyrical motif for Willy's father, represents this aspect of the characters" lives; "telling of grass and trees and the horizon". Biff is also a part of this, longing for a simpler, rural life, and Willy's last-ditch attempt to grow a garden could be seen to symbolize this "agrarian frontier dream". ...

• Word Count: 1911
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate