LINDA (entering her bedroom and addressing Willy, who is in the bathroom. She is straightening the bed for him): Can you do anything about the shower? It drips.
WILLY (from the bathroom): All of a sudden everything falls to pieces. Goddam plumbing, oughta be sued, those people. I hardly finished putting it in and the thing…(His words rumble off.)
– Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman, Act 1. The American Dream of Willy Loman is falling apart, as evidenced by Linda’s complaint that their shower is no longer working. The shower has seen better days and no longer function properly, just like like Willy himself.