Between pages 84-87 Willy Loman has a serious conflict with the characters Linda and Ben. Using this conflict, Arthur Miller tries to aid the question of Willy Loman's failure. Using effective stage directions and dialogue, Miller gives the questioning audience more evidence that Willy will fail his job, hence his life. <Tab/> After having a light quarrel with his boss, Willy starts slipping into his 'imaginary' world once more. Ben's theme …showed first 75 words of 556 total…

…showed last 75 words of 556 total…successful salesman. <Tab/>Between these pages Miller makes a specific point. He makes the point that if you realize that you are failing, don't let pride get in the way, you should think about how you could be a success. This is also what Ben is trying to say. Linda is not only used as a character in the play, however she is also used as a symbol of Willy's pride.