Unconditional Love In Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman

In Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Linda Loman expresses unconditional love for her husband Willy. Linda is an example of a typical female living in the 1940 era, as she is extremely devoted, loyal and supportive of her family, especially her husband. Her unconditional love is shown constantly, even when Willy is cruel, nasty and argumentative towards her. Despite the situation or circumstance, she would always support Willy and encourage his actions. In the opening scene of the play, Linda tries to defend Willy’s wrongdoings by saying “Maybe it was the steering again…maybe it’s your glasses” (pg. 9). Willy supposedly hit a child with his car, but instead of challenging him or making him admit to this, Linda simply removes the blame from …show more content…
He believes that presence gets you far in the business world, and Linda perpetuates his theory by reassuring he is “the handsomest man in the world” (pg. 29) even though she knows this is not true. She doesn’t want Willy feeling disappointed about himself and thus simply supports his dreams for his family and for future success although she knows they are unrealistic. While she sees his flaws and failures, “He’s not the finest character that ever lived” (pg. 44), for the sake of their relationship or the fear of losing him, Linda chooses not to mention them. Her love is so strong that she refuses to confront Willy about his suicidal attempts and about his wage coming from Charley, because she knows this will only further destruct him. From Linda, the reader can understand the importance of not being blinded by love and that is can create barriers towards a truthful and happy life. Ultimately, Linda’s unconditional love for Willy simply blinds her. By not challenging Willy and confronting him, it leads to Willy remaining unaware of his self-destruction and leads to her being misplaced and confused when he kills