Feminist Lense
Tyler Goodspeed Mrs. Disher AP Literature February 9, 2018 Death of a Salesman: Feminist Criticism In Millers play, The Death of a Salesman, the entire plot is focused around the characters of Biff and Willy. With males taking up most of the spotlight, one must look closely to uncover the view one would have as a feminist. However, it is easy to see that the women in Death of a Salesman are merely tools used by the men to get what they want. This significantly downplays the role of women in the play as they are usually used for personal gain. This is seen as Willy sleeps with a secretary who has connections to potential buyers, “Woman: I’ll put you right through to the buyers. Willy: Right. Well, bottoms up! Woman: You just kill me, Willy. You kill me. And thanks for the stockings. I love a lot of stockings. Well, good night.” (25 Miller). Willy bribes The Woman with sex and stockings to help improve h...
