Willy's Use Of Empty Space As A Metaphor

the beginning when Willy and Linda bought their house, their was a lot of empty space. However, as time passed the was less and less of empty space due to apartment buildings being built. With less and less space there was more noise. Miller use the space as a metaphor because when Willy first bought the house there was a lot of empty space for his dreams to run wide, but now there isn’t any space for dreams to run wide. This plays a role in why Willy wants to commit suicide, he is stuck in the past and suffers in the present. Another present in the play are the seeds that Willy tries to plant many times over and over again, but the seeds won’t grow. The seeds are metaphor to his family legacy which is trying to grow, but it is already too