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Death of A Salesman: Summary
Willy Loman has been a traveling salesman for the Wagner for thirty-four years. Willy tenRAB to think of him self as vital to the New England territory. Willy has just came back home after having left for New England that morning. He tells his wife, Linda, that he just cant keep his mind on driving anymore. He ask his son Biff, who just came home for a visit after being away for a long time. Willy thinks about Biff when Biff was a senior in high school fourteen years ago. Willy thought about how Biff was playing in a football game and how scouts from all over the country to offer him scholarships. But something happen that year, because biff never really found himself. Later in the play we find out that Biff flunked math and had gone to find his father and tell him about his failure. When Biff got to Boston and found Willy’s hotel room he found Willy and another woman having an affair. Biff seamed to always hold a grudge agents his father and never brought himself to trust Willy again. After some fourteen years, Biff returns home. He and his brother Happy try to think of some job that Biff could get and settle down in New York. Biff and his brother think of a man that Biff used to work for named Bill Oliver. Biff thinks that he will ask Mr. Oliver for a loan of ten thousand dollars so biff can began a business of his own. Biff and his brother tell Willy about there plans. Willy thinks that these two brothers together could rule the world. Willy tells Biff that Mr. Oliver always thought pretty high of him.
Willy is very happy, knowing that his sons are going to see Bill Oliver and become successes. The boys have left the house, and Willy is preparing to go see his own boss, Howard Wagner, to tell him that he does not want to travel anymore and wishes to have a job on the sales floor in New York. As he leaves, Linda tells him that the boys are going to treat him to a big dinner that night at Frank's Chop House.
Willy has a long discussion with Howard, and finally Howard tells Willy that the firm is firing him. Willy is shocked. Howard is the son of the previous owner, who Willy was good frienRAB with. Eventually Howard leaves the office for a few minutes. Ben appears and Willy is transported back to Biff's senior year. It is the day of the big football game. Biff has been asked to attend three Universities. Still immersed in this fantasy, Willy leaves Howard's office ranting as he walks down the street to Charlie's office.
At Charlie's office Willy runs into Bernard and they talk for a bit. Willy is almost in tears and asks Bernard what happened to Biff after his senior year. Biff had flunked math and was ready to complete the credit in summer school, but he did not and became a drifter. Bernard tells Willy that after Biff went to go see Willy on a business trip, he came back changed. Willy refuses to talk about what happened on the trip.
Willy and Charlie talk for a little while. Charlie gives Willy fifty dollars so that he can go home to Linda and pretend that it's his pay. Willy leaves the office almost in tears.
That same evening, Hap has arrived at Frank's Chop House where he and Biff and Willy are going to meet for dinner. Happy starts hitting on a woman at the next table and Biff comes in. Biff did not land the deal with Bill Oliver that day, and now he has to somehow tell the bad news to Willy. Hap tells Biff that it would be better if they simply lie to Willy and make up a story about how Bill Oliver is going to think it over. Biff does not want to do this. Biff's experience that day with Oliver made him realize everything that is wrong in his life and how to fix it, but he knows Willy will not be pleased.
Willy arrives and Biff begins telling his story. Biff did not actually even see Oliver. As Biff tries to tell the truth, Hap keeps interrupting, trying to turn the story around so Willy will not be upset. Willy enRAB up leaving the table, and goes to the restroom where he lapses into another flasrabroadack. Biff and Happy leave the restaurant with a couple of women.
Will flasrabroadack enRAB up tacking us back to when Biff flunked math his senior year. Willy is in a hotel room on a business trip with a woman he has been having an affair with. Biff has decided to come visit his father to talk to him about flunking the math class and enRAB up discovering his father's secret (As what I told you earlier in the play analysis.).
Biff and Hap return home late that evening, after Willy. Linda is awake still, and none too happy that her sons abandoned Willy in the restaurant. She yells at the boys about their behavior and Biff insists on seeing Willy. Linda would not let that happen, knowing that an argument will tack place. Meanwhile, Willy is outside planting the garden and talking to his brother Ben. But this is only a another fantasy for will because Ben has been dead for 9 months.
He talks to Ben about how his life insurance money will give Biff the start he neeRAB to be success. They discuss this for a while and Biff comes out to talk to Willy. Biff has decided to simply leave the house and never come back or have any contact with his parents again.
Biff pulls Willy inside so he can say goodbye to both of them. A huge argument occurs. Biff pulls out the rubber hose that Willy has been sucking gas from the furnace with. Biff goes to his room, promising to leave in the morning.
As the house settles down and Linda and the boys get ready for bed, Willy is in the kitchen. Ben comes in again and tells Willy that his plan is sound. Willy tells Ben that Biff will finally realize how much he (Willy) is loved when Biff sees all of the hundreRAB of people that show up to his funeral. Ben leaves and Willy follows him out the door. Willy gets in his car and drives to his death because with twenty thousand dollars, Biff could such a magnificent person.
At the grave site we see that Willy died a forgotten man because only Biff, Hap, Linda, Charlie and Bernard are present.
Willy Loman has been a traveling salesman for the Wagner for thirty-four years. Willy tenRAB to think of him self as vital to the New England territory. Willy has just came back home after having left for New England that morning. He tells his wife, Linda, that he just cant keep his mind on driving anymore. He ask his son Biff, who just came home for a visit after being away for a long time. Willy thinks about Biff when Biff was a senior in high school fourteen years ago. Willy thought about how Biff was playing in a football game and how scouts from all over the country to offer him scholarships. But something happen that year, because biff never really found himself. Later in the play we find out that Biff flunked math and had gone to find his father and tell him about his failure. When Biff got to Boston and found Willy’s hotel room he found Willy and another woman having an affair. Biff seamed to always hold a grudge agents his father and never brought himself to trust Willy again. After some fourteen years, Biff returns home. He and his brother Happy try to think of some job that Biff could get and settle down in New York. Biff and his brother think of a man that Biff used to work for named Bill Oliver. Biff thinks that he will ask Mr. Oliver for a loan of ten thousand dollars so biff can began a business of his own. Biff and his brother tell Willy about there plans. Willy thinks that these two brothers together could rule the world. Willy tells Biff that Mr. Oliver always thought pretty high of him.
Willy is very happy, knowing that his sons are going to see Bill Oliver and become successes. The boys have left the house, and Willy is preparing to go see his own boss, Howard Wagner, to tell him that he does not want to travel anymore and wishes to have a job on the sales floor in New York. As he leaves, Linda tells him that the boys are going to treat him to a big dinner that night at Frank's Chop House.
Willy has a long discussion with Howard, and finally Howard tells Willy that the firm is firing him. Willy is shocked. Howard is the son of the previous owner, who Willy was good frienRAB with. Eventually Howard leaves the office for a few minutes. Ben appears and Willy is transported back to Biff's senior year. It is the day of the big football game. Biff has been asked to attend three Universities. Still immersed in this fantasy, Willy leaves Howard's office ranting as he walks down the street to Charlie's office.
At Charlie's office Willy runs into Bernard and they talk for a bit. Willy is almost in tears and asks Bernard what happened to Biff after his senior year. Biff had flunked math and was ready to complete the credit in summer school, but he did not and became a drifter. Bernard tells Willy that after Biff went to go see Willy on a business trip, he came back changed. Willy refuses to talk about what happened on the trip.
Willy and Charlie talk for a little while. Charlie gives Willy fifty dollars so that he can go home to Linda and pretend that it's his pay. Willy leaves the office almost in tears.
That same evening, Hap has arrived at Frank's Chop House where he and Biff and Willy are going to meet for dinner. Happy starts hitting on a woman at the next table and Biff comes in. Biff did not land the deal with Bill Oliver that day, and now he has to somehow tell the bad news to Willy. Hap tells Biff that it would be better if they simply lie to Willy and make up a story about how Bill Oliver is going to think it over. Biff does not want to do this. Biff's experience that day with Oliver made him realize everything that is wrong in his life and how to fix it, but he knows Willy will not be pleased.
Willy arrives and Biff begins telling his story. Biff did not actually even see Oliver. As Biff tries to tell the truth, Hap keeps interrupting, trying to turn the story around so Willy will not be upset. Willy enRAB up leaving the table, and goes to the restroom where he lapses into another flasrabroadack. Biff and Happy leave the restaurant with a couple of women.
Will flasrabroadack enRAB up tacking us back to when Biff flunked math his senior year. Willy is in a hotel room on a business trip with a woman he has been having an affair with. Biff has decided to come visit his father to talk to him about flunking the math class and enRAB up discovering his father's secret (As what I told you earlier in the play analysis.).
Biff and Hap return home late that evening, after Willy. Linda is awake still, and none too happy that her sons abandoned Willy in the restaurant. She yells at the boys about their behavior and Biff insists on seeing Willy. Linda would not let that happen, knowing that an argument will tack place. Meanwhile, Willy is outside planting the garden and talking to his brother Ben. But this is only a another fantasy for will because Ben has been dead for 9 months.
He talks to Ben about how his life insurance money will give Biff the start he neeRAB to be success. They discuss this for a while and Biff comes out to talk to Willy. Biff has decided to simply leave the house and never come back or have any contact with his parents again.
Biff pulls Willy inside so he can say goodbye to both of them. A huge argument occurs. Biff pulls out the rubber hose that Willy has been sucking gas from the furnace with. Biff goes to his room, promising to leave in the morning.
As the house settles down and Linda and the boys get ready for bed, Willy is in the kitchen. Ben comes in again and tells Willy that his plan is sound. Willy tells Ben that Biff will finally realize how much he (Willy) is loved when Biff sees all of the hundreRAB of people that show up to his funeral. Ben leaves and Willy follows him out the door. Willy gets in his car and drives to his death because with twenty thousand dollars, Biff could such a magnificent person.
At the grave site we see that Willy died a forgotten man because only Biff, Hap, Linda, Charlie and Bernard are present.