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hy has Willy returned home early at the beginning of the play? - He had difficulty driving & almost crashed. Describe Willy. - He's blunt, arrogant, angry, & suicidal. He wants to be loved. Describe Linda & explain how she treats Willy. - She's Willy's wife & she admires him. She's also caring. How does Willy describe his son, Biff? - He describes Biff as a lazy bum. Why has Biff come home & what's bothering him? -He poses his return home as a choice to leave the ranch out west. Where he hasn't been "getting ahead", saying that he's 34 & that he ought to be making his future. What advice from Willy caused Biff's downfall in high school? - Maybe, it would be Willy's theory that the world will fall into your lap only if you're "well-liked". What does Willy say about Bernard? - He calls Bernard an anemic. Who's Ben & what does he epitomize to Willy? - Ben is Willy's dead brother. He represents everything that Willy isn't. Who's Charley & what makes him admirable? - Charley's a true friend to Willy. He's humble, reserved, down to Earth, & honest. Discuss the difference between Willy & his father. - Willy's father abandoned the family when Willy was 3 or 4. Willy never abandoned his family.What does Linda tell Happy & Biff about Willy & what proof does she present? - She tells the boys that Willy's trying to kill himself. She reveals that Willy deliberately drove the car into a bridge. She also found a rubber pipe connected to the boiler, which suggests that he's planning to commit suicide.