WILLY

Question 1

‘im tired to death’
‘these shoes are killing me’

Answer 1

foreshadowing illusions to death/suicide, corrupt AD

Question 2

willy blaming car-then himself

Answer 2

lack of clarity, himself and AD, links to confusion of transparent walls

Question 3

‘vital in new england’

Answer 3

hubris, hedonic treadmill, fuel by advertising (no actual goal) everything is always out of reach.

Question 4

questioning working on farm/angry

angry about change of AD?

Answer 4

believes only 1 route(relates to happy)-but has gone through failure, not go AD anymore (agriculture >economy) scared to learn new options

Question 5

lack of family orientation

Answer 5

ad ruined him, too driven, or financial state, only good mem of children is when younger (reminiscens)

Question 6

‘I dont want change, I want Swiss cheese’

Answer 6

taking out anger on linda, stuff always being out of reach, not enough(ad+financial), links to being salesman not changing, by ad changing it ruined him

Question 7

‘boxed us in here, windows bricks windows bricks’

Answer 7

hierarchy will always be on top, trapped

Question 8

the grass don’t grow anymore you can’t raise a carrot in back yard

Answer 8

-faulure in agricultrue AD
-hostile environment (finance)
-cant raise family
-villian:wont move to countryside- AD took over ,
-worn out - can’t work no longer > death

Question 9

‘your my foundation, my support linda’

Answer 9

foreshadowing loosing mind, only needs her when its about work- too driven, switches up after ignoring her conversation, she’s the last thing he’s got to be stable, shows how close to death/ad failure

Question 10

that’s an idea
a 1million idea
happy”we would be out playing ball again”

Answer 10

doesnt pay attention to practicality/not realistic,family blind onto any possibility that life will change/no accpetance/hasnt learned.
priority business -past brings them together like old AD. maybe willy linda happy part of tragedy

Question 11

gee is a boys word, a man walking in for fifteen does not say gee
no less than 15k

Answer 11

giving biff advice doesnt follow himself to which biff doesnt follow as knows father outlook/adivce doesnt work/realsitic, gives wrong advice proves no anagoris.

Question 12

all of a sudden everything falls to pieces, goddam pulling aught to be sued

Answer 12

realises appliances don’t work but still don’t blame AD or reach angoras and change ways +links to car

Question 13

talking about old biff:
young god Hercules,sun all around him

Answer 13

biff has divine imagery-looks unto him reminisg about past+clinging coming to an end? rewriting life/justifying?

Question 14

‘loman loman loman’

Answer 14

will reach angoras coming to end? trying to justify/live on through sons by rewriting

Question 15

gee, look at the moon moving between the building

Answer 15

trapped in ad/poverty/ideas/family. can’t get to good future conflict

Question 16

you wait kid before its all over were going to get a little place out in the country ill raise some veg and couple of chickens

Answer 16

links to ag-change nothing grows anymore, always a dream. linda knows of this unrealistic expect ‘never allowed himself to turn face towards defeat’
different to Willys usual ideas-juxtaposes whole life
respects linda when alone, not putting on a show trying to teach lessons or prove self

Question 17

they don’t know me anymore

Answer 17

did they ever? even has different ways presents himself to his family.

Question 18

David singleman
age 84
hundreds of buyers/salesm at funeral
(talks highly of dad and his work

Answer 18

looking up to working whole life/hardly knew his father, dying on job, doesnt mention family whole life revolve around work.
linking to ideas of ad still left with clout chasing and social media influence make lifestyle