... (Biff and Happy) and he often comments on planting them. Willy contemplates planting beet seeds in the garden. "Maybe beets would grow out there." This creates an insightful response from Linda. "But you tried so many times." The seeds are representative of Willy's desire to grow his family into something; Linda's remark paints the fact that he has failed. Right before his suicide, which brought ... the family much needed money, Willy goes out to the backyard and begins to plant a garden. A "what is" metaphor ... does not conform to traditional classic tragedy a pattern, a preordained ...

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