Comparing Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Fences by August Wil

Comparing demise of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Fences by August WilsonDeath of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Fences by August Wilson have similar themes of conflicts between fathers and sons, conflicts between husbands and wives, and the need to focus on a small unit of space in order to achieve success. In the process of developing these themes through push through the two plays, three similar symbolic elements are used including the insecure father figure, the some other woman, and the garden. The fathers in the two plays are comparable because they both have conflicts with their sons as a result of living in the past, and they die in the end. Willy, in Death of a Salesman, is never respected for his occupational status, so he places very utmost expectations on his son, Biff. Willy lives in the memory of past events to such(prenominal) a large extent that he cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, and he passes this trait onto Biff. Biff says, How the hell did I ever get the idea I was a salesman there? I even believed myself that Id been a salesman for him...Weve been talking in a dream for fifteen years. I was a shipping clerk (1760). Willys high demands of Biff cause Biff to experience the same difficulties of living in the present and the desire to live in a fantasy world. This conflict is altogether resolved in Biffs mind when he releases himself from his fathers dominance and establishes his own identity. At his fathers funeral, Biff has compassion for his father and remembers that there were a lot of nice long time his father did have good intentions but had the wrong dreams (1778). He realizes the futility of trying to live up to his fathers unrealistic expectations, and Cory has the same realization in Fences. ... ...oy learns very belatedly in life when he tries to build a fence around all that he holds valuable. He begins to build the fence only after confessing the justness to Rose by then it is too late to protec t his valuables because he has already lost his most precious one, his relationship with his wife. The similar symbols of the father figure, the other woman, and the garden, in Death of a Salesman and Fences, are used to develop the similar themes of father-son conflicts, marital conflicts, and the need to leave ones mark of success on the world. The main end is that while Willy plants seeds by himself to see them grow, Troys garden is planted by Raynell, his seed. By bringing Raynell into the world, Troy plants a seed that will grow to live out his dreams the tragedy is that both Willy and Troy die before having a chance to see their seeds grow.