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In the desperate attempt to grow something out of the seeds he plants in the night, we see Willy trying to have a new start.

Anything he wanted his sons to become didn’t come true, his hopes for financial security didn’t realize, and the plan to achieve success at work failed. They represent every intention and expectation Willy has ever had in his life. Seeds carry a special significance in the play as a symbol. Perhaps for some reason, this symbol has to deal with Willy’s perception of the meaning of life. In the end, Ben’s ghost encourages Willy to reclaim those diamonds by committing suicide and securing his family with insurance money. However, the wealth promised by the American dream never comes to him. Requiem a Mass for one or more deceased persons any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the dead.The jungle is dark but full of diamonds, Willy. Thus Willy's refusal to accept life on its own terms results in nothing but disorder and fragmentation for those he loves most.

In reality, he denies Linda a debt-free husband, Biff a reconciled father, and Happy an improved role model. Willy believes his suicide will resolve the disorder in his life by assuaging any pain he caused Linda, winning Biff's respect, and demonstrating his popularity as a salesman and individual. With Charley's assistance, Willy's suicide cannot be justified because it defies his own intentions.

Just as he bailed Willy out when he needed money, so Charley bails him out when no one else understands his suicide. Charley is Willy's only true friend in the play, and he recognizes Willy's need for acknowledgment and appreciation. It is significant that Charley defends Willy's suicide since Willy always felt jealous and threatened by Charley. Rather than illustrate the fact that he was "well-liked," his unimpressive funeral demonstrates his mediocrity. Willy has contradicted his own intentions. The nervous anxiety that Linda feels when calling out for Willy in Act I, Scene 1 parallels the disquieting grief demonstrated at the end when she calls out to him again.

It is important to note that Miller begins and ends the play with Linda. According to Linda, they are finally debt-free. She does not understand why he killed himself because of money. Linda tells Willy that she keeps waiting for him to come home. Happy is determined to fulfill Willy's dreams, but Biff plans to leave Brooklyn. Happy is angry that Willy committed suicide, while Biff says that Willy "didn't know who he was." Charley tells them that a salesman's life depends upon dreams. Linda does not understand why none of the people Willy knew bothered to come to the funeral. The requiem takes place at Willy's grave.