Who said this?
"And I never got anywhere because you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody! That's whose fault it is!"
Biff Loman
Who said this?
"He's been trying to kill himself."
Linda Loman
Why are Biff and Willy at odds with one another?
Wi...
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Who said this?
"And I never got anywhere because you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking
orders from anybody! That's whose fault it is!" - answer Biff Loman
Who said this?
"He's been trying to kill himself." - answer Linda Loman
Why are Biff and Willy at odds with one another? - answer Willy wants Biff to become a
successful salesman and "live the American Dream," but Biff just wants a simple life as a
farmhand.
What does Willy tell young Biff and Happy about their Uncle Charley? - answer Charley is liked
at his job, but he's not well liked.
Where did Ben end up when he was trying to get to Alaska? - answer Ben ended up in Africa,
with diamond mines.
Who is The Woman? - answer The Woman is someone that Willy had an affair with while in
Boston.
Why doesn't Bill Oliver remember Biff? - answer Biff was a mere shipping clerk and not very
high up in Oliver's company.
Why does Linda tell Biff and Happy to leave and never return? - answer Biff and Happy left Willy
at the restaurant where they were meeting him because he had one of his "moments."
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