Death of a salesman exploring the effects of act 1 scene 1 page 7-14 on the outcome of the drama

In act one scene 1 page 7-14 Willy Loman has just returned from a business trip. Linda Loman is worried at the beginning of the scene because she thinks that Willy has crashed the car. She asks Willy what he has been doing all day as he is looking tired, worn-out and doesn’t look very well. Willy is blaming himself for the reason the car was going onto the shoulder on the road. Linda tries to stick up for him by telling him it was the steering wheel but he won’t believe her. Willy has a tantrum because Linda bought a different type of cheese, ‘Whipped cheese’, instead of ‘Swiss cheese’. Biff and Happy are in bed and they hear their parent’s voices so they’re sitting up in bed listening. As they listen to their parent’s conversation they think that Willy Loman, their dad, has smashed up the car again.

The scene is at the beginning of the book and the characters in this scene are Willy, Linda, Biff and Happy ...