Willy Loman has been a traveling salesman for the Wagner Company for thirty-four years. He likes to think of himself as being vital to the New England territory. As the play opens, Willy
has just come back home after having left New England earlier
that morning. He tells his wife Linda that he has returned
unexpectedly because he cannot seem to keep his mind on driving
anymore. Linda thinks that he needs a long rest. He asks about his
sons, who are home for the first time in years.
Willy has trouble understanding why Biff, his thirty-four year old
son, cannot find a job and keep it. After all, Biff is attractive and
was a star football player in high school with several scholarships;
however, he could not finish his
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