Death of a salesman
...nd wanted them to be “perfect.” “Be careful on the stairs, dear!” (Miller) In the 50’s and 60’s women like Linda endured more than any woman in today’s society would. If a man today has a mistress and the wife knows about it, she is more likely to file for divorce rather than stick it out. Linda never thought about doing anything but supporting her husband and kids. Willy: “Don’t curse in this house” (Miller ). One does not label their family as the “perfect family” society does. No matter if you go to church or live by good morals and standards, if society doesn’t want your family to be considered a “perfect family”, society will not allow it. It is hard to overcome society today because it is all of society Ledford 2 against you, or in the Lomans’ situation, your family. I consider this a lose, lose situation. While Linda was doing everything in her power to keep her family “perfect”, Willy felt like his family was a failure because they were not real wealthy, and because of his kids, Biff and Happy. Biff had gone off to school to play football, and when he came home to visit, he informed his family that he had failed math. “Biff: Dad I flunked math...