Both are dissatisfied with their jobs: Biff is discontent working for someone else, and Happy cannot be promoted until the merchandise manager dies. Biff and Happy discuss women and the future. Biff learns that Willy is usually talking to him (Biff) during these private reveries. Linda and Willy argue about their oldest son Biff.īiff and his brother, Happy, overhear Willy talking to himself.
His wife, Linda, suggests that he request a job in New York rather than travel each week. Willy is having difficulty remembering events, as well as distinguishing the present from his memories of the past. The action begins in the home of Willy Loman, an aging salesman who has just returned from a road trip. Death of a Salesman takes place in New York and Boston.
