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
11Recap: Main Quotes
11.1Characters Quotes
11.2Quotes by Act
11.2.1Act One: Key Events 1-3 Quotes
11.2.2Act One: Key Events 4-6 Quotes
11.2.3Act One: Key Events 7-9 Quotes
11.2.4Act One: Key Events 10-12 Quotes
11.2.5Act One: Stage Direction Quotes
11.2.6Act One: The Woman Quotes
11.2.7Act Two: Key Events 1-2 Quotes
11.2.8Act Two: Key Events 3-4 Quotes
11.2.9Act Two: Key Events 5-6 Quotes
11.2.10Act Two: Key Events 7-8 Quotes
11.2.11Act Two: Key Events 9-10 Quotes
11.2.12Act Two: Howard's Office Quotes
11.2.13Act Two: The Requiem Quotes
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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
11Recap: Main Quotes
11.1Characters Quotes
11.2Quotes by Act
11.2.1Act One: Key Events 1-3 Quotes
11.2.2Act One: Key Events 4-6 Quotes
11.2.3Act One: Key Events 7-9 Quotes
11.2.4Act One: Key Events 10-12 Quotes
11.2.5Act One: Stage Direction Quotes
11.2.6Act One: The Woman Quotes
11.2.7Act Two: Key Events 1-2 Quotes
11.2.8Act Two: Key Events 3-4 Quotes
11.2.9Act Two: Key Events 5-6 Quotes
11.2.10Act Two: Key Events 7-8 Quotes
11.2.11Act Two: Key Events 9-10 Quotes
11.2.12Act Two: Howard's Office Quotes
11.2.13Act Two: The Requiem Quotes
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