Linda Loman

In Arthur Miller’s play, Death of a Salesman, through his character, Linda Loman, the author alludes to the idea that everyone, whether they are famous or not, deserves support when they are at their lowest in life. For instance, when Linda is talking about Willy to her sons she says, “He works for a company thirty-six years this March, opens up unheard-of territories to their trademark, and now in his old age they take his salary away” (40). Here, Miller presents how Willy has worked at his company for a long time and use to do a great job when he was younger, but now that he is older he is not as popular. Therefore, he does not make as much money anymore, which caused the company to take his salary away. This illuminates to the idea that