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Capitalism in “Death of a Salesman”, is undermining to the human spirit

and human condition. In “Death of a Salesman”, money was the Loman’s biggest issue.

That’s is not to say that if he had money it would not have made things better. Willy left

home with financial problems, he came home with financial problems. To Willy it was

never enough. He never made enough, he wasn’t the man that he portrayed to be to the

children. But with Willy it was always his bills, bills, bills.

“Willy: What do we owe?

Linda: Well, on the first there’s sixteen dollars on the refrigerator-

Willy: Why sixteen?

Linda: Well, the fan belt broke, so it was a dollar eighty.

Willy: But it’s brand new.

Linda: Well, the man said that’s the way it is. Till they work themselves in, y’know.

Willy: I hope we don’t get stuck on that machine.

Linda: They got the biggest ads of any of them!

Willy: I know, it’s a fine machine. What else?

Linda: Well, There’s nine-sixty for the washing machine. And for the vacuum cleaner

there’s three and a half due on the fifteenth. Then the roof you got twenty-one dollars

remaining.

Willy: It don’t leak, does it?

Linda: No, they did a wonderful job. Then you owe Frank for the carburetor.”

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Linda Loman, was the wife of Willy Loman. She never complained about money,

her biggest issue was to make sure that her husband didn’t run himself raggedy with

mental problems. She always thought that they would make it. Linda was very

assertive, and never had anything bad to say.

“Willy: You’re not worried about me, are you, sweetheart?

Biff: What’s the matter?

Happy: Listen!

Linda: You’ve got too much on the ball to worry about.

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