Death Of A Salesman Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

Why is Willy home? Why is Linda alarmed that he's home? - Willy is home because he felt he was going to crash because he couldn't concentrate on the road. Linda is alarmed because last time he came home early he actually crashed and she was scared it happened again. Why is Willy annoyed at Biff? How does he describe Biff? What does this tell us about Willy? - Willy is annoyed with Biff because he does not have a steady job but he work on a farm, he's lazy but he works hard, moody but happy. Willy contradicts himself, which shows how he is incapable of having a steady mind. How has the neighborhood changed? Why does it matter to the story that his surroundings are no longer the way they used to be? - The neighborhood use to be grass and open land but now it has houses and cars. It was better before everyone started building houses How does Linda treat Willy? How do the boys feel about him? Is Biff trying to spite Willy? Why does Biff come home in the spring? - Linda treats Willy like another child. Willy put everything into Biff when they were young and Happy was over looked. Even as an adult Happy looks for his father's approval. The relationship with Biff is crushed when he finds out about the other woman. Biff came home in the spring because he failed his math course and he comes home to work when he has time Why won't Happy go out West with Biff, and why won't Biff stay? Why doesn't either son get married and settle down? - Happy has a job in NY and he wants to stay with family. He also sleeps with his boss's wives and takes things to move up the ladder in the business. Willy is not happy that his sons do not want to get married but they want a woman to baby them like their mother. How does Willy act toward the boys when they are young? How do they act toward him? How does Willy feel about Charley and Bernard? - Willy treats Biff like a star because of his athletic abilities and happy is in the shadow. They both admired their father when they were young. Willy thinks Bernard is going nowhere and he is jealous of Charley because he is successful What does Willy's reaction to Biff's theft of the football tell us about Willy? He says the boys look like Adonises. What other clues show that Willy believes in appearances? - Willy just laughed and thought nothing when Biff stole a football. He figured that Biff needed something to practice with. Thisshows his favoritism toward Biff. Willy thinks that you have to be good looking and be well liked to be successful Willy praises and then curses the Chevrolet; he tells Linda that he's very well liked, and then says that people don't seem to take to him. What do these inconsistencies tell us about Willy? - Willy contradicts himself and does not think with a clear mind.