The Death of a Salesman
Charley’s secretary does not like the way Willy is lost in his memories. Jenny thinks that Willy should not be arguing with her boss about football. Jenny asks Bernard to deal with Willy because she was not able to deal with him at the time. Jenny disliked Willy because Charley used to be upset by Willy’s appearance and did not go well with Jenny.
Inside Charley’s office, Willy asks Bernard about the life of Biff and wants to know what had happened to Biff’s life after the age of 17. Bernard replies that Biff had made a decision to go back to Boston to join a math’s class but had changed his mind later. Bernard is concerned that something wrong could have happened in Boston. The question asked by Willy reveals how Willy is concerned with the welfare of other people instead of minding his own business.
Willy does not believe that accepting a job from Charley is a good idea. Charley and Willy stood for different ideologies throughout their lives. Willy is a proud character and does not come into terms with the fact that he has already lost his job. Willy was afraid that accepting a job offer from Charley would only mean that Willy had been wrong all through.
Biff grows to take after the character of Willy. Biff only realizes that he had been brought up under the wrong ideology later in life. The decisions that Biff had been making were motivated by pride and the inability to believe in different ideologies. Biff believes that his life was based on exaggeration and that things were only made to appear better than they were. The meeting with Oliver makes Biff realize to that he was a clerk and a thief at the same time.
Biff goes to Boston to ask for his father’s help in changing his course. Biff believed that his father was in a position to talk to the school about changing Biff’s course. The reason behind going to Boston is that Biff completely does not like the idea of going to a summer school.
Biff changes his perception towards his father, Willy after realizing that he had an affair with a lady in Boston. Biff decides to make his own decision of not going o the summer school even without the help of his father. Biff and Willy’s relationship becomes sour because Willy believes the Biff was disrespecting him.
Linda is not happy at the boys for leaving Willy at the restaurant. Even though the relationship between Linda and Willy had not been the one to wish for in a perfect marriage structure, Linda still had the wife’s responsibility towards her husband, Willy. Linda was disappointed with the fact that the boys could afford to give their father such a harsh treatment even after all he had struggled to do for their wellbeing. Linda believed that the death of Willy could have been avoided were it not for the reckless behavior of the boys. Linda was not convinced that suicide was the only option to solve the problems that the family was going through.
Every parent expects the best from their parents, just like Linda expected Biff and Happy to behave better in addressing their father’s issue. However, high expectations could lead to adverse outcomes like putting too much pressure on children. The expectation from my teachers is seen by the way the teachers expect me to perfect my assignments.