Willy is always excited about Biff getting home and the closer he seems to come, the more shaky he gets and when he gets there, he is always the worst. Willy is always unfair to Linda as he shouts all the time which bothers Biff because he does not like him shouting at Linda.

Happy helps Biff decide to go and lend some money from Bill Oliver, Biff's ex-boss. Linda tells Biff and Happy that their father, Willy is trying to commit suicide. Once Willy purposely crashed his car, and once he put the gas pipe near the heater, Linda found out and she tried to stop him.

Biff gets into an argument with Willy because Willy would always be unfair with his wife, Linda. When Happy tells Willy that Biff is going for a meeting with Bill Oliver, Willy is super proud of Biff

Revelations in Section 8 (Pages 41-54)

What is revealed in this section?

Plans and Revelations

What has Biff decided to do?

How do the others react to Biff's plans?
Happy:
Linda:
Willy:

What does Linda reveal (page 47)?

What does Biff discover behind the water heater and what does he do? What does this reveal about him?

Biff and Linda

What sort of a relationship do Biff and Linda have [Pages 41 to 43]?
They are very close to each other and are like friends - pg. 42/43 Biff addresses her as "pal".
Biff is protective towards Linda - pg. 45 - he doesn't tell her about the woman.

What do you get about Biff's feelings towards Willy from his exchange with Linda [Pages 42 to 46]?
Biff doesn't have much respect for Willy. There are underlying feelings of resentment and anger - Pg. 43 Biff says, "Stop making excuses... an ounce of respect for you.
It appears that he still has some deep regard or love for Willy - Pg 46, his reaction to Linda's statement that Willy is dying - he is horrified.

Linda's Stockings

The image of Linda darning her stockings just as Willy comes out of his flashback with his mistress - this makes the audience feel several emotions. Willy's emotion is primarily guilt - however, he converts that into anger.

What do stockings symbolize in the play? There could be many answers to this... speculate :)!

The contradictions in Happy's happiness

What is the key line of Happy's character?

What does it tell you about him?

What do you think he looks like? How do you know this?

What is the WHY of his character - the MOTIVATION?

These are just guiding questions to build up Happy's character.

You may write this in autobiographical form, i.e. as an empathic answer.