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Motifs are elements that are repeated throughout the story. Continued references to either the west or Africa contrasts with his life as a salesman in New York. Willy constantly repeats to himself that fortunes can be made in New York, but his visions of success lie outside of the city in the west and Africa. It's clear he missed his calling and his chance for a good life lay beyond the confines of his Brooklyn neighborhood. The garden represents Willy's desperate need to leave something both spiritually as well as materially behind for his sons. His inability to plant seeds and grow a garden represent his failure to provide for his family.

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Q: Motif in Death of a Salesman?
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