Death Of A Salesman

Section: Book Reports

Although they are not perfect like Lady Macbeth, Eve, and Mrs. Ramsay either are us men. Linda Loman from Death Of A Salesman is one of those women that would have been an excellent as asset to her family and others around her. She was disheartened housewife which fulfilled all the tasks of the usual American housewife - that which is central to accomplish the "American Dream"(which was a family with a financially success for a father figure, a caring wife that is responsible for cooking, cleaning, support, sex whenever the man demands it, children minimum of two which are of the opposite sex, a nice house, a nice car and of course that white picket fence.) To follow Linda's example as she lives her life is to be considered to most Americans a prime example to go by. She is loving, caring, understanding and will do or say anything for her hubby - Willy Loman. If ever Linda gets "out of line", Willy puts her back in line with a big old, "shut-up", and she would try her best to do what he asks. When I realize how loyal and caring she is for her man, and how her man devalued her, just the slight thought of it gives me the «willies». I get utterly disgusted when I think about it. Linda's intelligence and insight goes far beyond that of Willy's, but she never showed him that side of her, for if the American dream were to be true for the Lomans' the man must be smarter than the female. Being influenced by the American Dream (by playing stupid infront of Willy) she was always on the outside looking in. When she was around her sons' her insight on things shrines like the early morning rays from the sun, but when she is around Willy her vocabulary diminishes to, "Yes Dear." or "what, Dear?" Knowing the problem of Willy's insanity and suicidal attempts is bad enough, but under the American influence she is mentally hindered from doing anything about it. That's quite heartbreaking. Behind every great man is a great woman - usually there in the back seat, but that's besides the point. Unfortunately at one point in America the wisdom of women never went past that white picket fence. My interpretation of woman may be fogged with ignorance called testosterone, I personally don't understand them too much, I find them to be too emotional, but I do know woman never have been treated with enough respect, an they get used as pawns for males to further there career. The male goes to his woman for advice, while she's doing dishes or laundry or some type of housework of course, and the next day the man follows her advice and becomes successful. The man get's all the credit and all the while the woman had been waiting to immolate herself "for her idea of a greater male cause."

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