What does the flute music in the play symbolize?
2006-11-21 08:12:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Ben tells Willy that their father used to make and sell flutes giving more meaning to the flute being played in the background.
The flute is probably related to and symbolises Willy's father, who made them and even sold them during the family's early wanderings.
How the flute is played and sounds reflects the mood in the play- it is an expressionistic device- it sets the mood of the action in the play.
2006-11-21 11:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by brainlady 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-11 09:31:00 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The recurrence of the haunting flute music, symbolic of Willy’s futile pursuit of the American Dream, and the final visual imprint of the overwhelming apartment buildings reinforce the fact that Willy dies as deluded as he lived.
2006-11-21 08:25:05 · answer #3 · answered by Brite Tiger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the aural signal of his change of thought from reality to memory.
2006-11-21 08:25:42 · answer #4 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋