PPT-Biff and Willy Blame

To a certain extent Biff blames his father for him not succeeding in the cult of personality and not being able to get an ideal job However the idealistic job is only put in place by Willys beliefs that an ideal job is one in the business world So from the very start both the reader and Biff understand that he will not be a success in willys eyes if he doesnt follow this belief even if he himself does not believe in it . Cloze #. 33. Checkers 2. “I . _ . _ _ _ . him in checkers. !” shouted Bopper.. “I . b _ . _ _ . him in checkers!” shouted Bopper.. “I . beat . him . in checkers!” shouted Bopper.. “I am . Abbie, Flora, Ruby and Steph.. TRAGEDY!. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiwDHHcHPh0&ob=av2e. Contribution to Willy’s TRAGIC downfall.. Willy is a contradicting character in the play. He features the common man, yet he himself is not ‘normal’, he is suffering from some form of mental illness. . Introduction to Arthur Miller’s . Interesting fact: . . When Arthur Miller died in 2005, in . Newsweek . magazine Richard Schickel wrote, “Not a week has passed since the play premiered on Broadway 56 years ago this month when it was not playing somewhere in the world, playing too on our instinctive response to an instinctive work.. -Rose Stanley and Ashleigh Martin. Role of the Matriarch. Matriarch- a matriarch is a woman who is the head of a family. . What is a matriarch?. Linda Loman. Middle aged woman. Has two sons, Biff and Happy, and is married to Willy Loman. Ku, Sharon. Sok. , Sandra. Tai, Gina. Mr. . Jepsen. - AP Lit Period 5. November 1, 2010. Death of a Salesman. By: Arthur Miller. Act I – Linda. 6. th. Edition – Page 1801-1803. This scene portrays how Linda is the foundation for the . Revision notes: key themes and characterisation. note. These notes will give you an overview of the key moments in the play.. They are not exhaustive and you will have to plan your essays carefully and may want to refer back to the play to find a different example or quotation. 4. 0 words. Set #1. Biff . saw Bopper. He said, “Hi Bopper.”. “Hi Biff,” said Bopper. “Let’s play on the swing.”. “Okay,” said Biff.. Biff and Bopper went to the swing. At the swing they saw a big frog. It was sitting on the swing. . Danielle. Preston John Reynolds Gardiner. . Grandpa Loved Little . W. illy so much. He always loved to make breakfast for . L. ittle Willy. Grandpa loved to watch Little Willy play games and do tricks Grandpa loved raising Little Willy so much.. Chapters 5-7. Vocabulary. and. close reading. . Stone . Fox. :. . Chap 5-6- . situation, recommended, hopeless, saliva, tonic, fee, stunned, amateurs, strutted, unison, moccasins, granite, cunning, legend, reservation. Hoen. and Yong Qin. Reality VS Illusion. Where particular scenes can be found in the novel.. More about the Drama. Many . more!. Learning points. Task. Essay . questions related to our topic, can be found on pg 116 of the book. ( Please look through and think about it, don’t have to do ). How The Death of a Salesman uses the theme of . Identity Crisis . Characters. Willy . Loman. Biff . Loman. The most . mislead character. He deceives himself about many things, such as Biff and even himself. Symbolism. Look at the section involving . The Woman. . The stockings that are mentioned are an important symbol in . Death of a Salesman. . Explain their significance and what they represent.. We are given few details about the life of . Lohman’s. monologue from Act II. Willy . Loman. Juicy Sentence. Willy (talking about Dave . Singleman. ): . When he died—and by the way he died the death of a salesman, in his green velvet slippers in the smoker of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, going into Boston—when he died, hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral.. Memory in Act 1. Shows Willy as being unable to cope with the present – he seeks sanctuary in the past.. Whilst at first the memories are pleasant, they soon turn sour as his failures as a man become all the more apparent..