Setting Flashcards
1
Q
Willy and Linda’s house
A
Seems small and insignificant and vulnerable - symbolic of Willy’s character
The towering angular shapes surrounding the house suggest entrapment the world beyond engulfs the house just as capitalist America overwhelms and consumes willy
2
Q
Howard’s office
A
Representative of consumerism
Scene here is a comment on the old nature of capitalism and the division it creates between men
3
Q
Music
A
Used to express the emotions of the characters in his play
4
Q
Boston hotel room
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Where willy has the affair and biff catches him doing so
Start of Biff’s distrust for his father
