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The Symbology in Death of a Salesman Abstract: Death of a Salesman is one of Arthur Miller’s masterpieces. It is a drama. It is not only the plot attracts the readers a lot, but also the employment of large amount of symbols makes the drama more successful. This essay briefly analyses the symbolic meanings of seeds, stockings, diamonds and some other symbols in the aim to better understand the theme of failure and the tragic result of the novel.Key words: Death of a Salesman, symbols, seeds, stockings, flute, diamonds 1. Introduction Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is the origin of mo