Consumerism Flashcards
1
Q
Willy constantly repeats throughout the play that he is…
A
‘Tired to the death’
2
Q
Willy complains about his being exploited through property as he says…
A
‘You work a lifetime to pay off a house. You finally own it, and there’s nobody to live in it’
3
Q
Linda is aware that 1940s America exploits everyone as she says…
A
‘A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man’
4
Q
Willy is distraught at Howard having no use for him after all his years of loyalty saying…
A
‘You can’t eat the orange and throw away the peel - a man is not a piece of fruit’
5
Q
Howards shows business to be robotic and lacking humanity saying…
A
‘Business is business’
