The most
ironic thing about Linda's speech is when she says that she and the family are now
"free." In a financial sense, that's perfectly true. Now that Linda's finally paid off
the mortgage, a great burden of debt has been lifted from everyone's shoulders. But Linda
herself is certainly not free from illusions. She still doesn't understand why Willy killed
himself, despite all the obvious signs that had been there for ages.
By
refusing to face up to the harsh realities of his failures as a husband and a fathernot to
mention as a salesmanLinda is still clinging loyally to the memory of a man who, in the end,
didn't really deserve such loyalty. Willy may be gone, but he still exerts a powerful degree of
control over Linda's life. And where on earth is the freedom in that?
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