Willy Loman

One who lives their life in truth will be happier than one who lives in lies. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is about a salesman named Willy Loman who struggles with change within his life. During the movie, Linda plays the role of Willy’s wife and the mother of their two children, Biff and Happy Loman. Linda tries to help her husband as he goes through a tough time with his job. Linda is the supportive character that tries to make peace between everyone.

To begin with, Linda can be described as the housewife that always looked sad, and worried but at the same time calm. Her hair was brown and about shoulder length. Linda’s clothes varied from a long flared, loose fitting dress to a long night gown and pink robe. The last part of the movie showed Linda wearing a long black coat and hat at her husband’s funeral. She carried herself in a strong way and at Willy’s funeral she did not cry.

Pursuing this further, throughout the whole movie Linda Loman is recognized as a wife that cares deeply about her husband who is trying to reconstruct his real life. Linda plays a character that is encouraging, strong, patient, and loyal. She did what was necessary to keep Willy
The rubber hose symbolized Willy’s attempt to commit suicide by inhaling gas. Willy attempted to commit suicide many times because he felt that he could not provide enough money for his family. The stockings symbolized Willy’s affair and Biff’s disapproval of it. As Linda is mending her stockings, Willy gets mad at her because it reminds him of his affair so he feels guilty. The Loman’s house symbolizes success because it took Willy and Linda a long time to pay the house off and when he passed away she had been able to make the last payment. The Loman’s car symbolized death for Willy. He made many attempts to kill himself by driving off the road