![]() ![]() Biff: describes himself as a "dime a dozen". Exhausted, aggressive, succumbing to pressure of American dream, delusional. His belief that to be "well-liked" guarantees success is revealed to be inherently flawed, as he is in fact an ordinary man. Greatest dream in life is to be successful in accordance with the American dream. Willy: dishonest, proud, idealistic man, representing the archetypical American father. ![]() Biff and Happy also fixate on happier times as Happy asks: "where's your old confidence, Biff?" Both believe that their pasts were more successful Willy does not believe he is to blame for his misfortune even though it was Biff's fault for not completing the summer course, and Willy's for demotivating him initially. Willy detests the "math teacher" who "flunked him", stating that "that son-of-a-bitch ruined his life". His memory of this, shrouded in light, reveals his fixation on the American dream of success and recognition. Hercules", with "the sun all around him" as Willy remembers the "cheers when he came out" onto the football field. Here, the dark is the shameful aspect of Willy's memory. ![]() Now the area at the kitchen table brightens". Light: "The woman disappears into the dark. Willy often wistfully reminisces on the past: "Willy, es downstairs", "totally immersed in himself, smiling faintly" Light signals this change: "light rises on the kitchen" Willy also gets mixed up in his memories, seeing the woman and Linda as one: "The woman bursts out laughing, and Linda's laughter blends in". ![]()
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