Death Of A Salesman Linda And Willy Relationship

Arthur Miller renowned play, Death of a Salesman, delves into the tragic play of William "Willy" Loman, a salesman with a failing career. Deep in the delusions of the American Dream, his family relationships and mental health slowly deteriorates, leading to his saddening, but meaningful death. Nonetheless, through the story's context, the protectiveness and loyalty of Linda, and the rebellious argument of Biff and Willy, the reader will understand the one-sided relationship between Willy and Linda and the love-hate relationship between Willy and Biff.

Starting with Willy and Linda, their relationship tends to be very one sided, similar to that of a master and servant relationship. Shown in the beginning of the play, it states: "Most often

Through this quote, it throughly demonstrates their one sided relationship. Linda loves Willy more than he can even fathom disregarding all the negative traits Willy holds, signified by her development of an "iron repression". With willy caught in his chase for success, the American Dream, he does not recpricate any love back towards Linda. These feelings of insecurity and aimlessless following the war and great depression, explains the delusion he has in believeing he can reach the American Dream. Soley focused on his dream, he is unable to return any of the love received from Linda. Regardless

This relationship can be shown in an argument between the two at dinner. When Biff was arguing against his father, Willy, he states: "What am I doing in an office, making a contemptuous, begging fool of myself, when all I want is out there, waiting for me the minute I say I know who I am! Why can’t I say that, Willy?" (Miller 98). Displayed throuhgout the story, Willy is shown to have high expectations fo Biff, projecting his dreams onto him and hoping for him to continue on his legacy and achieve the American Dream. Again, at the making of this play, the American Dream was all everyone can hope for after the tragic events of the war and great depression. The American Dream would ensure the livelihood and living conditions for their family, contrasting the resulting lives of many during the depression. This context would explain why Willy was so engrossed in making the dream possible, even going lengths to forefully push it onto his eldest son. Biff rebels wanting to find his own identity and follow his own dreams, hating his father because of his unthoughtful actions. Despite his hate towards his father, he can not just get rid of the uncondition love he has for his father, including all the memories of the past. Proved after the same argument, both Linda and Happy saying that Biff has always always loved him. They exlaim: "He loves you, Willy!"(Miller 99) and that he