willy was 63 at the death of a salesman.
death of a salesman how old is willy?
63
bullet::::- william "willy" loman: the salesman. he is 63 years old and unstable, insecure, and self-deluded. willy tends to re-imagine events from the past as if they were real. he vacillates between different eras of his life. willy seems childlike and relies on others for support, coupled with his recurring flashbacks to various moments throughout his career. his first name, willy, reflects this childlike aspect as well as sounding like the question "will he?" his last name gives the feel of willy's being a "low man", someone who will not succeed; however, this popular interpretation of his last name was dismissed by miller, who stated that the character's name is due to his relation to the english queen.
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the woman disappears, and willy fades back into his prior daydream, in the kitchen. linda, now mending stockings, reassures him. he scolds her mending and orders her to throw the stockings out. bernard bursts in, again looking for biff. linda reminds willy that biff has to return a football that he stole, and she adds that biff is too rough with the neighborhood girls. willy hears the woman laugh and explodes at bernard and linda. both leave, and though the daydream ends, willy continues to mutter to himself. the older happy comes downstairs and tries to quiet willy. agitated, willy shouts his regret about not going to alaska with his brother, ben, who eventually found a diamond mine in africa and became rich. charley, having heard the commotion, enters. happy goes off to bed, and willy and charley begin to play cards. charley offers willy a job, but willy, insulted, refuses it. as they argue, willy imagines that ben enters. willy accidentally calls charley ben. ben inspects willy's house and tells him that he has to catch a train soon to look at properties in alaska. as willy talks to ben about the prospect of going to alaska, charley, seeing no one there, gets confused and questions willy. willy yells at charley, who leaves. the younger linda enters and ben meets her. willy asks ben impatiently about his life. ben recounts his travels and talks about their father. as ben is about to leave, willy daydreams further, and charley and bernard rush in to tell him that biff and happy are stealing lumber. although ben eventually leaves, willy continues to talk to him.
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