Willy did what on his way home from work at the beginning of the book?
Steered off of the road and nearly crashed because his mind wandered and he forgot he was driving
What does Linda recommend Willy does?
Request a transfer to a local office job
Where had Biff been for the last 10...
Death of a Salesman - summary notes
Willy did what on his way home from work at the beginning of the book? - answer Steered off of
the road and nearly crashed because his mind wandered and he forgot he was driving
What does Linda recommend Willy does? - answer Request a transfer to a local office job
Where had Biff been for the last 10 years or so? - answer Out West working as a farmhand
Where did Biff spend a lot of his time while out West and why? - answer In jail because he stole
a suit
Willy calls Biff lazy and then concludes that... - answer He is hard-working and can't understand
why he can't get a job in such an amazing country as America. Then says Biff must be doing it to
spite him
Biff is worried about his father's mental health and not pleasing him, then admits to Happy
that... - answer He's not happy in an office but rather as a farmhand acting all strong... But he
can't even keep that job because he steals
Happy is unhappy despite... - answer Having a decent job and endless women at his disposal
Biff and Happy fantasise about... - answer Working in a ranch together as The Loman Brothers
Biff and Happy both want to settle down, but Happy... - answer Is a player and can't stick to one
women, so chases his friends' girlfriends for fun
Biff says he will talk to who to ask for a loan? - answer Bill Oliver, the owner of a sporting goods
shop that Biff used to work for
, Why can't Biff get the loan from Bill Oliver? - answer Because he stole when he worked there
before, and while waiting to speak to Bill he also steals a pen
Willy has frequent flashbacks about? - answer - Biff & Happy simonising the car
- talking to his brother Ben
- Biff with Bernard at high school
Willy has a flashback about who while talking to Linda? - answer The Woman
What did Willy give to The Woman? - answer Stockings
What does Willy do when he sees Linda mending her stockings? - answer Snaps at her because
he feels guilty that she can't afford new ones but he got new ones for The Woman
What does Willy try to arrange so Biff can graduate and take his scholarship? - answer Tries to
get Bernard to give Biff the answers to his maths exam
Willy regrets what? - answer Not going to Alaska with his brother Ben
Aware of Willy's financial situation, what does Charley do? - answer Offers Willy a job, and Willy
is offended
Charley and Willy are playing cards and talking, but who else is there? - answer A memory of
Ben
We find out that Willy's father... - answer Abandoned him and Ben when they were young biys
Why did Ben go to Alaska? - answer In search of his father, except he's crap at Geography so he
ended up in Africa
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