Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller Essay

After reading the play, I think that there are m each feelings evoked towards Linda. on that point is disgrace and intellect and some resentment at her denying Willy the chance to work in Alaska. She is a hard-working wife and loving mother. One could blame her for Willys suicide hardly this would be harsh, as she feels that she must go a commodious with what Willy believes and not interfere.To begin with, there is her relationship with her sons. She loves them very much, and wants the best for them. When they come home she is obviously highly pleased.She says It was so nice to see them shaving together, one behind the other, in the bathroom.We can see that she is a caring and devoted mother when she defends thrusting whilst Willy criticises himWilly undecomposed now its more than ten years now and he has yet to make thirty-five dollars a weekLinda Hes finding himself, Willy.Willy not finding yourself at the age of thirty-four is a disgraceLinda ShhWilly The trouble is hes laz y, goddammitLinda Willy, pleaseHer sons disappoint her, especially when they desert Willy at pawls Chop House where they were meant to be having dinner with him. She is angry with them, and sh prohibiteds at themYou invite him to dinner. He looks forward to it all day and then you desert him there. at that places no stranger youd do that toGet out of here, both of you, and acceptt come bunsYoure a parallel of animals Not one, not another living soul would have the cruelty to walk out on that man in a restaurant.Despite this, jabbing and Happy love her very much and respect her. Biff refers to her as his pal and is upset to see her hairsbreadth turning greyBiff Your hair got so grey.Linda Oh, its been grey since you were in high school. I just stopped dyeing it, thats all.Biff Dye it again, will ya? I dont want my pal looking old.Happy also respects her and when he describes the kind of girl he would like to meet, he saysSomebody with character, with impedance Like Mom, yknow ?He also says this of her What a woman They broke the mould when they made her. You know that Biff?Biff is also rude(a) to the way Willy treats her, and stands up for her when Willy keeps silencing herStop making excuses for him He always, always wiped the floor with you. Never had an ounce of respect for you.Linda Oliver always thought the highest of himWilly Will you let me twaddle?Biff Dont yell at her, Pop, will ya?Willy I was talking, wasnt I?Biff I dont like you emit at her all the time, and Im tellin you, thats all.Willy Whatre you, takin over this house?Linda WillyWilly Dont take his side all the time, goddammitBiff Stop yelling at herLinda is also suffering from the financial state of the family, and is upset at her sons lack of support.Christmas-time, fifty dollars To fix the hot water it bell ninety-seven fifty For five weeks hes been on straight commission, like a beginner an unknownShe has succeeded in making her sons feel discredited of themselves, which shows tha t she is a good mother who can still make her sons feel that they have let her down. I believe that this is a good quality. Biff says this round himselfThe scum of the earth, and youre looking at himI also admire her confidence when she admits to the boys some of her fearsa terrible thing is happening to him. Hes not to be aloud to fall into his grave like an old dog. Attention, attention must be finally paid to such a person.Linda, as we can see from the play loves Willy very much. She shares in his dreams, and is even too ashamed to remove a piece of rubber piping that he is utilise to commit suicide with. Despite this, she is thrilled when she sees it gone, though she later discovers that it was Biff who removed it. She is also too ashamed to admit to knowing that Willy is borrowing silver from Charley, pretending that its his pay.Willy, darling, youre the handsomest man in the worldTo me you are. The handsomest.because I love him. Hes the dearest man in the world to me, and I wont have anyone making him feel unwanted and low and blue. Youve got to make up your mind now, darling, theres no leeway any more. Either hes your father and you pay him that respect, or else youre not to come here. I know hes not hands-down to get along with nobody knows that better than me butShe shows here her love for Willy, and her faithfulness, even though we know that Willy has been disloyal to her. She tells her children her fears, and that she believes that only they can help him.Biff, I swear to God Biff, his life is in your handsWhen he has to go to Charley and borrow fifty dollars a week and pretend thats his pay? How long can that go on? How long?She loves her husband so much, that she is too afraid to even talk active his contemplation of committing suicide.Im Im ashamed to. How can I mention it to him? Every day I go down and take away that little rubber pipe. only when when he comes home, I put it back where it was. How can I insult him in that way?Therefore we feel remorse for Linda, and much sympathy, as she doesnt know what to do. We also feel sympathy for her, as we, as an audience, know that Willy is having an affair while he is away at Boston. It is the ultimate punishment for such a loyal and hard-working wife. Even as she mends her stockings, Willy feels guilt for what he has done, and saysI wont have you mending stockings in this house Now throwx them outWill you stop mending stockings? At least while Im in the house. It gets me nervous. I cant tell you. Please.Biff or so lets on twice to Linda about The Woman in Boston. He saysBecause hes a fake, and he doesnt like anybody around who knowsLinda It seems theres a womanBiff sharply What woman?Linda simultaneously and this womanLinda What?Biff Nothing. Go ahead.Linda What did you say?Linda does once deny Willy the chance to make a success of his career, when she refuses to let Willy go to Alaska to manage some timberland that Ben ownsWilly No wait Linda, hes got a proposition f or me in Alaska.Linda But youve got to Ben Hes got a beautiful job here.Willy But in Alaska, kid, I could -Linda Youre doing well, enough, WillyBen Enough for what, my dear?Linda Dont say those things to him Enough to be happy business here, right now. Why must everybody conquer the world? Youre well liked, and the boys love you, and someday to Ben why, old man Wagner told him just the other day that if he keeps it up hell be a member of the firm, didnt he, Willy?It would be unfair to judge Lindas actions here, as it was early in their marriage, and she probably believed everything Willy told her about his achievements.We also feel pity for Linda when Willy keeps silencing her. He does this very often, but we cant tell why.Willy - dont you pick it up. They have office boys for that.Linda Ill make a big breakfastWilly Will you let me finish? to Biff Tell him you were in the business in the West. Not farm work.Biff all right, Dad.Linda I think everythingWilly going right through h er speech And dont undersell yourself. No less than fifteen thousand dollars.Willy also gets annoyed with Linda when she buys him a refreshing American type of cheese, one that he hasnt triedI dont want a change I want Swiss cheese. Why am I always being contradicted?Linda is also correct in her vision of the upbringing of their children, though Willys bad influences shadow it, and so the children never take any notice of her. We see her in Act one attempting to persuade Willy that it would be right for Biff to take the stolen football backAnd hed better give back that football, Willy, its not nice.According to Linda, Biff is too rough with the girls though Willy puts this down to the fact that hes got spirit, personalityDespite the many hardships Linda has to face, we can see that she has a strong personality herself, and therefore we feel a lot of pity and sympathy for her at her husbands funeralI cant understand it. At this time especially. First time in thirty-five years we wer e just about free and clear. He only needed a little salary. He was even finished with the dentist.Ultimately, the feelings evoked towards Linda in this play are sympathy, pity, and concern. There is also admiration felt for the woman who shared her husbands dreams, and took in all the criticism that was hurled her way in a calm and just about melancholy manner.