7.5.3

Silk Stockings

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Silk Stockings

The image of silk stockings appears in both acts of the play.

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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.
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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’.
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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.

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1Introduction

2Act One

3Act Two

4Extended Passage Analysis

5Character Profiles

6Key Themes

7Writing Techniques

8Historical Context

9Literary Context

10Critical Debates

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