Linda Loman Death Of A Salesman Essay

Linda Loman in Death of a Salesman In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Linda Loman is the most sympathetic character. She devotes her life to Willy, doing anything to make sure he feels important. Despite all of Willy's faults, she stays by his side. Linda's actions and role in the play show how women were treated and expected to act. Linda Loman is over looked by her husband and her kids. Her devotion to Willy causes her to struggle in making a distinction between herself and Willy. Linda's love for Willy causes her to make up excuses for his actions despite the fact that he treats her unfairly. Linda is a very complex character and it is challenging to understand the reasoning for her actions. She has the right intentions, but is confronting the problem in the wrong ways. The play is centered around Willy and his problems, making Linda seem like …show more content…
Even his own sons struggle with Willy's impossible dreams of being successful, and failure to accept reality. Linda is the only character in the play that doesn't get offended by Willy's outbreaks or his denial to understand that he is a failure. Linda is either frail and unable to defend herself, or her love for Willy is so powerful she is able to look past all the awful things and see the man she loves. She is always seen taking care after Willy, but Willy never does anything for her. Linda refers to Willy as "dear" or "darling" while he shows her no mutual affection. Willy takes Linda for granted, and him having an affair in order to be successful shows that he would put his success before his wife. "Linda knows every single weakness that Willy Loman has. She knows that he has not been the best husband, nor the best provider. She also knows that he has not done much for her. However, the loyalty that she has for his role as her husband makes her submissiveness look less than a sacrifice and more like a proud role that she gladly accepts to take" (Ossa