I just wanted to take something, I don't know”. Later, in the restaurant, after Biffs visit to Bill Oliver, Biff nervously tells Happy “I-Hap, I took his fountain pen” readers are made aware of Biff's constant stealing. The scene is significant because readers become aware of the parallel between the scene and capitalism, where people become tempted into immoral actions without having any regards for others. In doing so, Biff subconsciously learns that it is okay to steal for his own personal gain.
However, to readers the tone of this scene does not feel serious, because he laughs it off with Biff. Biff, Willy's eldest son, holds out the football he stole and says, “Did you see the new football I got?”, and states that he “borrowed it from the locker room”.
In the drama, Arthur Miller attempts to criticizes capitalism and societal values, which is seen in Willy Loman's flashbacks with his children, Biff and Happy. Miller uses the Lowman home to symbolize the tension between society and the individual, on the quest to fulfill the American Dream. Willy’s home is surrounded by tall apartment buildings, he is trapped both literally and metaphorically. However, the setting description also includes “a solid vault of apartment houses around the small, fragile seeming home” and “towering angular shapes behind it, surround it on all sides”. In particular, the “silver authentic trophy” is symbolic of the competition within American capitalism. The description of Willy Loman's home is used to illustrate the American capitalist dream of home ownership. In the beginning of the play the setting is described as a typical American household with a kitchen, living room, bedrooms, and over the bed, a silver authentic trophy stands. Urn:lcp:deathofsalesman0000arth_m4w7:epub:5d46617e-02dd-4454-80e4-fc62fc572f46 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier deathofsalesman0000arth_m4w7 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2j3dsfmr8g Invoice 1652 Ocr tesseract 5.2.0-1-gc42a Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.18 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-0001514 Page_number_confidence 92.07 Pages 166 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.20 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20221107161928 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 557 Scandate 20221024210319 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Tts_version 5.The setting in the story takes place in Boston, and New York City.
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