Happy Flashcards
”[_________ is like a visible colour on him]”
sexuality
“You’re an _______”- To Biff Act 1
idealist
What is ironic about Happy declaring
“You’re an idealist” Act 1
It is ironic because it is Happy and Willy who live in the dream world convincing themselves through self deception that they possess success, this then highlights the implication that Happy will follow the same tragic fall s his father
“He lived there about ___ _______ and sold it….. He can;t _____ __ once it’s finished” Act 1
two months
enjoy it
“I’m _____” To biff Act 1
lonely
“I don’t know what ___ ____ I’m workin’ for” Act 1
the hell
“Everybody around me is __ ____ that I’m constantly _______ __ _____” To biff Act 1
so false
lowering my ideals
What are “ideals”?
“everybody around me is so false that I’m constantly lowering my ideals” To biff Act 1
satisfying one’s conception of what is perfect
What quote contradicts Happy when he said to Biff
“You’re an idealist”? and why
“when he walks into the store the waves part in front of him” , this exaggerative and religious imagery is suggestive of Happy’s aspirations to have extensive wealth in the hierarchy of capitalist america which is an unrealistic aim to attain
“Hap Loman can ____ ___ ____” Act 1
make the grade
What Willy quote does
“Hap Loman can make the grade” Act 1 compare to in Act 2 ?
“I am not dime a dozen! I am Willy Loman”
“I have an ____-_________ _____ __ __________” Act 1
over-developed sense of competition
“___________ bum” - Linda to Happy Act 1
philandering
What is meant by Linda calling Happy a
“philandering bum”? Act 1
a man who enters casual relationships with women
“He’s been ______ __ ____ _______” Act 1
trying to kill himself