Here Willy is talking about his sons. He’s observing that as he’s so close to paying off the house that his sons will no longer be there to live with him. This quote also parallels what Linda said about making the last house payment on the day of Willy’s funeral. The house is finally paid off and there’s one less person living in it. This quote is also speaking to the American dream of success that is held by Willy but how that success comes to late. When Linda says that she paid off the house it furthers the idea that their success came too late because Willy wasn’t there to see it.
