Charley

Question 1

Charley and willy

Answer 1

Willy resents Charley’s success
Charley foresees willy’s destruction and tries to save him by offering a job, however willy finds his pride more important and therefore doesn’t take the job

Question 2

Charley

Answer 2

Doesn’t obsess over the American dream unlike willy -> yet he is more successful

Question 3

Role and significance

Answer 3

Embodiment of practicality
Voice of reason
Compassionate friend

Question 4

Role and significance

Answer 4

Embodiment of practicality
Voice of reason
Compassionate friend

Question 5

“Willy,nobody’s worth nothing dead”

Answer 5

Reflective of charley’s practical and compassionate nature
Contrasting with willy’s desperate and irrational thinking

Question 6

“And for a salesman there is no rock bottom to the life”

Answer 6

Charley defends willy’s actions by acknowledging the relentless pressure and instability
Empathetic and understanding of willy’s plight
Relentless pursuit of success in a capitalist society can lead to a mans downfall