Essay about Subjugaiton of women in death of a salesman

Arthur Miller said about women, â€Å"I like the company of women. Life is boring without them† (guardian.co.uk). The company that Miller believes women provide becomes an important aspect in the decisions he makes in his adulthood. During his adulthood, decided to engage in short-lived relationships and marry three different women. Quickly after college, Miller married his college girlfriend, Mary Grace Slattery, and started a family with her. Soon afterwards, Miller met and immediately connected with iconic Marilyn Monroe. He later decided to leave his wife of six years and two children to marry Monroe. After being together for two years, Miller decided to divorce the suicidal Marilyn Monroe. After his decision to leave Monroe, Miller†¦show more content†¦Willy’s foundation for the subjugation and objectification he treats women with is apparent in the lesson he teaches Biff about women. Willy remembers this lesson in the beginning of his first flashba ck, emphasizing the importance the lesson has on Willy’s life. After hearing about Biff’s interaction with women, Willy tells Biff, â€Å"Just wanna be careful with those girls, Biff†¦. Don’t make any promises†¦. Because a girl, y’know, they always believe what you tell’em, and you’re very young, Biff, you’re too young to be talking seriously to girls† (16). Willy’s incentive for teaching Biff this lesson is to inform Biff about the seriousness girls believe relationships are with men, so Willy informs Biff to stay away from these relationships. Willy’s teachings reflect his objectifying view of women because he encourages short-lived relationships without the consideration of the feelings a woman may feel through the lack of commitment in the relationships. Not only does Willy objectify women by not considering the feelings they may have for certain actions, he also subordinates Linda through his att empts to assert his dominance. Within the first few moments of the play, Willy’s subordinate view towards Linda becomes known. Returning home from work, Willy is exhausted. Linda, feeling Willy needs to eat after a long day of work, convinces Willy to eat a sandwich she would prepare for him. When Willy notices the cheese he normally eats replaced by a new