Death_of_a_Salesman

Death of a Salesman Corruption In the play, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Linda Loman’s character is portrayed two different ways. Some people think of Linda as a “controlling mother figure” who is actually the one to blame for her husband and sons failure in life. Others believe she was an understanding, loving, and caring wife who supported her family in anything they did. In this report I will defend the simple fact that Linda was the main problem by citing examples from the play. Linda was definitely in control throughout the play. I believe that Linda tried to be a good mother and wife but she did not really know what she was doing. At the very beginning of the book Willy, on his way to Boston, has come home because he was unable to stay on the road. And when he was trying to figure out why, she took his mind off the subject by saying that the problem was with the car’s steering and not with him. “Oh. Maybe it’s the steering again. I don’t think Angelo knows the Studebaker.”. Also, “Maybe it’s your glasses. You never went for your new glasses.”. She does this throughout the play, death, salesman, willy, linda, biff, play, way, really, know, home, happy, actually, about, two, taught, sons, one, never, job, it’s, husband, figure, come, blame, bill, wife, tried, throughout, though, think, support, steering, saying, restaurant, problem, out, oliver, mother, mind, maybe, leaving, knows, himself, goes, glasses, examples, example, everything, even, each, believe, anything