Death Of A Salesman: The Control Of Linda
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In the play, Death of a Salesman, Linda Loman is the character that is at fault for the downfall of her two son’s, Happy and Biff, and her husband Willy. Linda is a controlling mother figure who doesn’t allow her family members to become any better than they already are. This is why she is t ....
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.... This causes Willy to believe he is a great man when he is just "… a dime a dozen" (132).
Willy isn’t the only one Linda affects throughout the play. Biff and Happy are also under her effects. Willy always told the boys that if you were handsome, opportunity would come to you. Even though she knows this is wrong, she never teaches the boys right. She simply agrees with everything Willy says. Another example of this is when Biff goes to Bill Oliver for a loan. The two men haven’t ....
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