... Dream", and Miller explores this further through some of his male characters. 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 ... ". This is juxtaposed, however, with the "solid vault of apartment houses" that surround the Lomans" home and the success of characters like Howard ... ...

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