Money

Question 1

“Walks into the Jungle, at the age of…”

Answer 1

“…twenty-one, and he’s rich”

Question 2

“When he walks into the store, the waves part in front of him…”

Answer 2

“…That’s fifty-two thousand dollars a year coming through the revolving door”

Question 3

What quotation shows that Happy inherits the need for money from Willy and uses the biblical allusion of Moses to show anyone that has wealth is essentially a miracle worker?

Answer 3

“When he walks into the store, the waves part in front of him”

Question 4

In what quotation does Willy make making money sound easy, though its ironic he can’t do it himself?

Answer 4

“Walks into the jungle, at the age of twenty-one, and he’s rich”

Question 5

Why does Willy become frustrated with Biff regarding income?

Answer 5

Biff doesn’t make any real money and has to put up with the fact that Bernard is a successful lawyer with his own family, whilst Biff defines himself as the “one dollar an hour man”

Question 6

How does the staging draw attention to the theme of money/

Answer 6

Money physically changes hands on stage:
- Charley lending money to Willy
- Willy and charley playing cards