Although he tells Linda that his sales have been going great, things are quite the opposite, and he will soon be in jeopardy of not paying his bills. It becomes clear that, for some time, Willy was having an affair with an unidentified woman for whom he purchased silk stockings. In another daydream, Willy is talking with Linda and then drifts to hearing his mistress’s laughter. However, in reality, Happy is in the business world, going nowhere, and Biff, unable to hold down a steady job, works as a ranch hand out west. Willy valued these attributes and believed they would help his boys go far. Through a series of flashbacks, the audience learns that Biff, the younger of the two boys, was praised by Willy for being athletic and well-liked. Willy Loman, the protagonist, is a traveling salesman, his wife, Linda, is a stay at home mother, and his two sons, Happy and Biff, have grown up "yet to make something of themselves."Įarly in the play, the two sons are home visiting, which causes Willy to reminisce about their childhood. Set in New York City, in 1949, the audience follows the Loman family through their psychological battle with the American Dream.
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