Willy's 1st daydream - 1st appearance of the Woman Flashcards
What happens in Willy’s 1st daydream?
- See’s his sons waxing the car upon his return
- Happy tries to get his fathers attention but it is clear that Biff is favourited (football confession)
- Willy reveals his secret desire of opening up a bigger business that Uncle Charley because Charley is not well liked. Willy shows off to his sons
- Bernard asks Biff if he would like to go revise. Biff shows of shoes with School logo - remarked that this will not help him pass
- Willy says that though Bernard may get good grades he will not succeed because he is not well liked / as good looking
- Brags to Linda that he made $1,200 this quickly diminishes once she starts making calculations. They have lots of bills to pay
- Willy moans that he cannot move ahead because people do not like him yet Linda comforts him
- States that Charley is respected because he is a man of few words. Willy thinks that people mock him for being too fat again Linda comforts him
What advice does Willy give to Biff about girls?
‘Just wanna be careful with those girls… Don’t make any promises. No promises of any kind…. you’re too young to be talking seriously to girls’
- in the future that desires for commitment ironic that he trusts his father who also isn’t committed
Willy; ‘Just wanna be _____ with _____ girls… Don’t make any _____. No _____ of any _____ …. you’re too young to be talking _____ to girls’
Willy; ‘Just wanna be CAREFUL with THOSE girls… Don’t make any PROMISES. No PROMISES of any KIND …. you’re too young to be talking SERIOUSLY to girls’
- in the future that desires for commitment ironic that he trusts his father who also isn’t committed
What does Willy tell Biff to focus on instead of girls?
‘Watch your schooling’
What does Willy say to his sons about leaving a job?
‘Never leave a job till you’re finished - remember that’
Willy; ‘Never leave a _____ till you’re _____ - _____ that’
‘Never leave a JOB till you’re FINISHED - REMEMBER that’
How does Willy react to Biff’s theft of the football?
‘laughing with him at the theft…. Coach’ll probably congratulate you on your initiative’
Willy; ‘_____ with him at the theft…. Coach’ll probably _____ you on your _____’
‘LAUGHING with him at the theft…. Coach’ll probably CONGRATULATE you on your INITIATVE’
How does Happy fit into this scene (Willy’s first daydream)?
Happy is constantly trying to gain his father’s attention whilst he is largely ignored and Biff is praised
There is a large speech imbalance skewed towards Biff and Willy
What is Willy’s secret dream?
To own his own business where he will never have to leave home
What does Willy say about Uncle Charley?
‘Charley is not - liked. He’s liked, but he’s not - well liked’
Willy; ‘Charley is not - _____. He’s _____, but he’s not - _____ _____’
‘Charley is not - LIKED. He’s LIKED, but he’s not - WELL LIKED’
What does Willy say about leaving his car in New England?
‘I can park my car in any street in New England, and the cops protect it like their own’
Willy; ‘I can _____ my car in any _____ in _____ _____, and the _____ _____ it like their _____’
‘I can PARK my car in any STREET in NEW ENGLAND, and the cops PROTECT it like their OWN’
How does Willy descrie Bernard?
As ‘so anaemic’
What did Bernard come to see if Biff was going to do?
Study - If Biff didn’t study maths he may ‘flunk’ and not graduate
How does Biff echo his father in regards to the description of Bernard?
‘He’s liked, but he’s not well liked’
What does Willy predict about the future success of Bernard compared to Biff and :)?
Biff and Willy are going to be ‘5x ahead of [Bernard]’ because they are built like Adonises (gods)
Willy; ‘Be _____ and you will never _____’
‘Be LIKED and you will never WANT’
How do Linda and Willy feed into consumerism?
‘They [washing machines] got the biggest ads of any of them’
Have lots of things on credit for which they owe money for
How does Willy contradict his previous statement about the car they own?
‘That goddamn Chevrolet, they ought to prohibit the manufacture of that car!’
How does Linda support her husband about picking up business in the next week?
‘Well, next week you’ll do better’
How does Willy respond to Linda’s encouragement about working better next week?
‘Oh, I’ll knock ‘em dead next week… I’m very well liked in Hartford’
Willy; ‘Oh, I’ll _____ ‘em _____ next week… I’m very well liked in _____’
‘Oh, I’ll KNOCK ‘em DEAD next week… I’m very well liked in HARTFORD’
How is Willy honest to Linda about how people actually like him?
‘You know, the trouble is, Linda, people don’t seem to take to me’
Willy; ‘You know, the _____ is, Linda, _____ don’t _____ to _____ to me’
‘You know, the TROUBLE is, Linda, PEOPLE don’t SEEM to TAKE to me’
What did Willy overhear his buyers say and how did he react?
Walrus (can’t be sure that they were talking about him)
- he reacted by punching him across the face
What does Willy say he sometimes want to do when he is on the road and who does he say this to?
‘on the road - I want to grab you sometimes and just kiss the life outa you’
- this may either be to Linda or the Woman
How does Willy friendzone Linda?
‘You’re the best there is, Linda, you’re a pal, you know that?’
Willy; ‘on the _____ - I want to _____ you _____ and just _____ the _____ outa you’
‘on the ROAD - I want to GRAB you SOMETIMES and just KISS the LIFE outa you’
Willy; ‘You’re the _____ there is, Linda, you’re a _____, you _____ that?’
‘You’re the BEST there is, Linda, you’re a PAL, you KNOW that?’
