Dreams Flashcards

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“Not liked…”

A

“…but well-liked”

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“He had all the wrong dreams…”

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“…all, all wrong”

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“A salesman is got to dream boy…”

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“…it comes with the territory”

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Give a quotation that uses alliteration to show the spite that Biff has towards Willy’s way of life and that Biff values his freedom.

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“Measly manner of existence”

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What quotation is used for Charley’s final judgement of Willy and that Charley blames Willy for his career and not his personality/decisions?

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“A salesman has got to dream boy. It comes with the territory”

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What quotation does Biff give his final judgement of Willy and show that anagnorisis was too late to save him and could’ve been avoided if he had a different career?

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“He had all the wrong dreams. All, all wrong”

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What does Willy say that presents him to be hypocritical of his profession and show that he has the wrong dreams?

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“Can’t handle tools”
“Good with his hands”

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What quotation shows that Willy is ignorant towards Bernards intellect and shows that he believes in success through material?

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“Not liked, but well-liked”

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What is the American dream?

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The idea that working hard within society leads to wealth for the next generation, working hard for the benefit of a family

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What is Willy’s tendency to dream?

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He has aspirations to achieve through being a hard working salesman. He wants to gain status, respect and wealth for his family, though he can’t and he fails to accept this

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How is it shown that Willy believes in success reflected through material?

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“not liked, but well-liked”
Willy thinks that charisma and charm trumps smarts and intellect, though it is disproved by Bernard, Willy is forced to accept this

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Why does Willy feel his own dreams are destroyed?

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Biff does manual work and not sales work, like Willy’s choses occupation

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How do Biff and Happy differ in their dreams?

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Biff recognises the hopelessness of Willy’s dreams and how being “well-liked” is a useless quality. However, Happy stands by it and sees himself in a world of “selling and buying”

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