n life eventually leads to a rapid downfall after failing to ever reach the goals his entire life has been built around.
             The Loman house is one object that symbolizes Willy's dreams. At the time the house was purchased, it was Willy's first step toward success. It was a nice house, the American ideal, with room for a hammock, a swing from two large elm trees, and a garden in which to grow fresh vegetables. However, things do not turn out as Willy had hoped for both the house and his dreams it represents. The spaciousness of the house's yard begins closing in on Willy as apartments begin being built around them, and the growth makes hammocks and gardens unrealistic. Willy explains it as being all boxed in.Bricks and windows, windows and bricks. The street is lined with cars. There's not a fresh breath of air in the neighborhood. The grass don't grow anymore, you can't raise a carrot in the backyard,? (Willy, 17). As Willy's dreams fade, so do the house and all the hopes it once stood for.
             Willy is constantly being abandoned throughout his life. It all begins with his father who abandons both him and Ben at an early age. The reader understands that this has affected Willy, because when he does talk to Ben in one of his imaginary conversations, he asks Ben to tell his boys about their grandfather. This gives the reader
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