Death of a Salesman
...cceed. The hose can also symbolize grief and deception. When Linda finds the hose, she is upset over its intended purpose. The deceptive character of the hose is obvious when Willy is confronted about it by Biff, and Willy completely denies its being. “Willy: What is that? Biff: You know goddam well what that is. Willy: I never saw that…(Pg 104).” A similar denial is also obvious when Willy is confronted with the tape recorder in Howard’s office. The tape recorder signifies the change in Willy’s life through the progression of technology. It also represents the end of Willy’s career. This is brought up when Howard, Willy’s boss shows the tape recorder to Willy and appears to be more interested in the sound and technology of the machine instead of Willy, who is trying to fight for his job. “Willy: It certainly is a—Howard: Sh, for God’s sake… Willy: That really is—Howard: Wait a minute… Willy: That is a wonderful machine. Can we—Howard: I tell you… (Pg 58).” Howard no longer needs Willy’s services and without concern fires Willy. “I don’t want you to represent us. I’ve been meaning to tell you for a long time now. Willy: Howard, are you firing me? (Pg 63).” Willy faces a very crucial reality of life, the loss of an income, which would give him further reason to want to commit suicide and not wanting to live. Another clear symbol is Linda and the Woman’s stockings. The stockings that Willy gave to the Woman were actually Linda’s stockings. “B...