death of salesman scene biff and happy script

Linda is the most stable character in this play. Unfortunately, given the themes of failure and abandonment that can be seen throughout this play, it seems likely that Happy will meet the same fate as his father. Happy’s character is in many ways a reflection of who Willy used to be: he hopes to live up to his own expectations and find success. Despite the fact that he is failing at work and is sleeping with his employers girlfriends, Happy seems to have bought whole-heartedly into the myth of the American Dream. Willy’s other son, Happy, is in many ways a carbon copy of Willy. This is made even clearer when every member of Willy’s family does everything in their power to keep the peace and keep Willy believing his lies. After discovering his fathers affair with “The Woman” Biff choses to be his own person, and to live outside of delusion. Biff wants to live a life away from the failures of his father while Willy insists on maintaining the lies. This conflict makes Willy the antagonist of the play. Willy is doing everything in his power to live in his world of his delusions, despite the immense damage that it’s doing to his family.

The most obvious central conflict is between Willy and his eldest son, Biff. In the play, a huge gap exists between the grandiose life that Willy always expected himself to live and reality. The play depicts the end of his life, as he struggles to escape the failures in his life that are ultimately caused by his own pride. Death of a Salesman is a play about Willy Lowman, an increasingly delusional, ageing man who finds himself dealing with the crushing realisation that the American Dream is dead as he succumbs to the weight of his own unattainable expectations.

Death of salesman scene biff and happy script