Death of a salesman
Willy Loman has been a traveling salesman for the Wagner Company for thirty-four years. He likes to think of himself as being vital to the New England territory. As the play opens, Willy has just come back home after having left New England earlier that morning. He tells his wife Linda that he has returned unexpectedly because he cannot seem to keep his mind on driving anymore. Linda thinks that he needs a long rest. He asks about his sons, who are home for the first time in years. Willy has trouble understanding why Biff, his thirty-four year old son, cannot find a job and keep it. After all, Biff is attractive and was a star football player in high school with several scholarships; however, he could not finish his education, for he flunked math. When Biff went to Boston to find his father and explain the failure to him, he found Willy in his hotel room having an affair with a strange woman. Afterwards, Biff held a grudge against his father, never trusting him again, which. Biff and his brother Happy try to think of some job that Biff could get that would allow him to settle down in New York. Biff thinks of a man named Bill Oliver, for whom he was worked; Biff believes he can
Another consideration is scenes earlier, one cannot judge something by its conclusion. Earlier we see Willy either being a horrible judge of how things will turn out, or preposterously optimistic to the point of being absurd. So it is safe to assume that just because Willy thinks something will turn out OK, doesn't necessarily mean it will. We also see many unfounded dreams, which don't turn out well, such as Biff's dream to go to the University of Virginia. So it is difficult to be optimistic when so much, which started out well, ended poorly. (D) Given the reality of the situation I think this was the worst option he could have made. Any and All other options would have of been better. The best choice would have been to go to the summer school, and then graduate. The option he chose was bad because it ruined his future, had he been a little more mature or had a little more foresight, he would have realized that he was jeopardizing his future. I say jeopardizing instead of ruining because many people have been successful without a college education, but these people are few and far between. My first choice is Biff's choice not to take summer school to graduate. This choice had profound impacts on many characters, not just Biff himself. Had he graduated he could have gone to college and made more of himself. He could also possibly have become a professional athlete, which would have even bigger impacts. If he had made more of himself, he would also be living up to his father's dream, so his father's dream wouldn't just be a dream, it would be a reality. Because it was his father's disillusion that made Biff dislike him. C. Three choices made by three characters and consequences (note - I wrote the "D" section answer after each "C" section for the three choices) Willy decides to kill himself, for Biff would get twenty thousand dollars of insurance money. Then Biff could start his own business and make it a decent living. At Willy's funeral, no one is present except Bernard, Charlie, his wife and his sons. He dies a pathetic, neglected, and forgotten man.
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Approximate Word count = 1744
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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