In the early 1900s, a woman's role was to stay at home, clean, and take care of children. Arthur Miller illustrated the life of the average woman in 1900 with the character Linda in Death of a Salesman. Arthur Miller was born in Harlem, New York in 1915. Arthur Miller's father owned a clothing company that employed four hundred people, but after the Wall Street Crash his family lost everything and moved to Brooklyn. After graduating in 1932, Miller worked at several small jobs to pay his tuition, while in college at the University of Michigan he majored in journalism and worked for the student newspaper. Arthur Miller's early career began after graduation, he wrote The Man Who Had All The Luck in 1940 which won the Theater Guild's National Award, in 1946 Miller's play All My Sons earned him his first Tony Award. In 1948 he wrote Death of a Salesman which won him another Tony Award, the New York Drama Circle Critics' Award and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Death of A Salesman is the story of Willy Loman and the difficulties he faces in trying to achieve the "American Dream", not only for himself but for his children. Willy wants to have a perfect family and a perfect life, but his family and life are almost perfect, which makes him go into depression and want to kill himself. Due to many desperate suicide attempts, Willy begins to lose his mind, talk to himself and have flashbacks. After Willy's sons Happy and Biff are rejected for a loan, Willy finally manages to take his own life and leaves his family with insurance money to pay off debts so they can live a better life. Willy's wife, Linda, plays the submissive role and leaves Willy in her hands. In Death of A Salesman Linda represents... the center of the card... of course someone will want to commit suicide if their wife fails to give him a reason to live, or have a conversation with him about his life. problems. Aside from making Willy feel like a man, Linda made Willy feel like he was alone. Linda represents women of the early 1900s because she was loyal, submissive, and protected her husband's feelings. Many women today would see this as outrageous, but as times go by, the places women occupy in social status also change, at least in America. Works Cited "Arthur Miller Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television and Web. March 05, 2014.Davis, Kingsley. "Wives and Work: The Sex Role Revolution and Its Consequences." JSTOR. Np, nd Web. 05 March 2014.Miller, Arthur and Gerald Clifford Weales. Death of a salesman. New York: Penguin, 1996. Print.