How important is symbolism? Why do writer’s use symbolism? How come there are different forms of symbolism? Do these symbols actually represent something? Why of course symbols represent something. Often authors use symbols to portray events, feelings, personalities and different time periods. Symbolism is used continuously throughout the two literary pieces called Death of a Salesman and The Great Gatsby. Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, is a classical portrayal of what kind …showed first 75 words of 589 total…

…showed last 75 words of 589 total…status is used as a means of separating the rich from the poor which in these days, is not an extremely important factor for people today than it was in the olden days. Thus status is used as a symbol by both the authors in different ways which both relate to the American dream. Another symbol used in both literary pieces is a car. Often, objects are used by authors to illustrate a hidden meaning.