The Roles Of Women In Death Of A Salesman
In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, women serve a variety of functions, and assume many roles. Linda, “The Woman” at the hotel in Boston, Miss Forsythe and her friend, and other women not physically present yet alluded to, influence various aspects of the play. In a previous essay, I showed the different roles Linda, “The Woman” and Miss Forsythe assumed. In my conclusion, I postulated that one unifying aspect between them is that they are all dependant on men. In this essay the aforementioned conclusion is expanded further, showing that the women in Death of a Salesman are secondary to men; specifically, they exist primarily for the male Lomans’ character development. This is shown through the women’s various roles as providing comfort and succor for the men, judgment for the men, a means of keeping score, and a means by which the men can reveal their natures.
The women provide the Lomans with comfort and shelter. Linda, specifically, is a panacea for Willy, like when she......
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