Death of Salesman part one

1. Well, dear, life is a casting off. It’s always that way. • Speaker: Linda • Page: #15 • Circumstance: Willy is realizing the reality of life. He is mad at Biff because he feels that Biff is wasting his life, and making no money. • Linda: Reassures him that is the way life is, but then Willy responds “No, no, some people-some people accomplish something.” He is angry at Biff for lack of accomplishments. • Significance: Brings out some of …

…keeping up hope. He is expressing a feeling that once a star always a star. He is saying that son Biff is a star that will not fade out. • Significance: Willy is caught in the past, he believes that his son Biff will pull together and excel. He is expressing a feeling that time is running out, and Biff needs to act and have positive accomplishments in his life like he had in high school.