Thursday, 1983:
It's so nice to see the boys having fun with their father. I know all Willy really wants is for them to be successful. They will make their father proud someday. I just wish Willy could focus on work. He is a very hard worker, when he tries to be. We have so many bills to pay, but I try not to worry Willy too much. $16 on the refrigerator, $96 for the washing machine, $3.50 for the vacuum, and $71 on the roof. I know we will be okay, things are going to be okay.. Look at the boys hanging the laundry on the line. Such good boys they are(: They really look up to Willy.
Wednesday, 2013:
I'm starting to worry about Willy... It worries me when he travels for work. He smashed up the car twice already, and it was no accident. I just wish Willy would get better. He is such a good father. He really loves when Biff and Happy come home. He is hard on Biff because he wants him to be successful. I know the boys are worried about their father too.. If only there was something we could do. Willy would never allow me to get a job. He is supposed to take care of the family himself he says. But if I could just work some, we would be better off.. Or maybe if Biff and Happy stayed...
If this is a play about a protagonists downfall due to hubris or excessive pride, I suppose Linda's homemaker status is yet another example of that. He needed help making ends meet, but he wouldn't have allowed Linda to work. I suppose it could also be a function of their time period...
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