Arthur Miller's Creation of Linda Loman in "Death of a Salesman"

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Never willing to accept defeat before her husband does, Linda Loman deals with her family on a daily basis. She has a husband, Willy who is a salesman searching to achieve the American dream both for himself and his sons, whom he quarrels with as much as he loves them. But Willy is getting old, and fear of his yet to be accomplished goals seem to speak to Linda. Some critics claim that Linda is "…

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…the way she complained about her own son, Biff. All that has been bothering her is the issue of financial security, and it is here, later in the play where we discover how her hipocrasy forces the reader to flip back in order to check out points missed before. She has transformed into something new, displaying her greed. She does not encourage rather she manipulates, and that is what makes her such a debatable character.