Death of A Salesman :: essays research papers

paper bag / Willy - Turning PointsA major turning point in the boloney Death of a Salesman occurs on scalawags 1394 and 1395. The scene is Willy walking into Charleys responsibility and he sees Bernard (Charleys son) waiting in the waiting room. Willy sits next to Bernard and starts to welcome a conversation with him. The conversation starts out casual, then Willy asks Bernard where did he go wrong with pull (Willys son). Bernard tells Willy that Biff was prepared to attend summertime school and Willy was surprised. Bernard asks Willy if Biff came up to see him in New England. Willy replied, Yeah, he came to Boston. What about it? He tells Willy that when Biff came back he wasnt the equivalent and it was then that Bernard knew that Biff had given up his life. When Bernard asked Willy what happened up there Willy got groundless and said that nothing happened. After that conversation Willy started to play back in his mind the events that occurred the day Biff came to see him in Boston. On page 1407 Willy is in the hotel room with his mistress and they hear a knock at the door. The woman tells Willy, Arent you going to answer the door? Hell ignite the whole hotel. After trying to divert her attention Willy tells the woman to befog in the bathroom while he answers the door. Willy opens the door and sees Biff standing(a) there. He asks his son why he came to Boston and his son replies that he flunked math and doesnt have enough credits to graduate. They talk a little more then a laugh is heard from the bathroom. The woman comes out of the bathroom and Willy tries his best to get rid of her. He tells Biff that she just needed to borrow his shower. Tears begin to fall experience Biffs face and Willy is still trying to come up with excuses.