7.5.3
Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings
Silk Stockings
The image of silk stockings appears in both acts of the play.
Triggers
Triggers
- Like cars, silk stockings act as a linking device, connecting past and present, with Linda’s mending of a pair of stockings triggering Willy’s painful memory of his affair in Boston.
Sex
Sex
- As such, silk stockings act as a symbol of sex in the play: they are the price that The Woman demands for their ‘transaction’.
Financial troubles
Financial troubles
- That Linda has to mend her stockings is another reminder of the Lomans’ day-to-day financial struggles as Willy struggles to make commission on his sales.
1Introduction
1.1Introductions
2Act One
3Act Two
4Extended Passage Analysis
5Character Profiles
5.1Willy & Linda Loman
5.2Biff & Happy Loman
5.3Other Characters
6Key Themes
7Writing Techniques
7.1Structure
7.3Expressionism
8Historical Context
8.1Historical Context
9Literary Context
9.1Tragedy
10Critical Debates
10.1Introduction
10.2The Marxist Reading
10.3The Feminist Reading
10.4The Eco-Critical Reading
10.5Other Debates
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1Introduction
1.1Introductions
2Act One
3Act Two
4Extended Passage Analysis
5Character Profiles
5.1Willy & Linda Loman
5.2Biff & Happy Loman
5.3Other Characters
6Key Themes
7Writing Techniques
7.1Structure
7.3Expressionism
8Historical Context
8.1Historical Context
9Literary Context
9.1Tragedy
10Critical Debates
10.1Introduction
10.2The Marxist Reading
10.3The Feminist Reading
10.4The Eco-Critical Reading
10.5Other Debates
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