Death of a Salesman

Question

by Arthur Miller

BIFF: Where’d you go this time, Dad? Gee we were lonesome for you.

WILLY (pleased, puts an arm around each boy and they come down to the apron): Lonesome, heh?

BIFF: Missed you every minute.

WILLY: Don’t say? Tell you a secret, boys. Don’t breathe it to a soul. Someday I’ll have my own business, and I’ll never have to leave home any more.

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Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

What does the playwright suggest about the differences between Uncle Charley and Willy?

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Responses

Willy is not as happy as Uncle Charley because his job keeps him away from his family.
Willy is not as happy as Uncle Charley because his job keeps him away from his family.

Willy does not have the resolve to start his own business, while Uncle Charley does.
Willy does not have the resolve to start his own business, while Uncle Charley does.

Willy is more likable than Uncle Charley and will therefore be better at business.
Willy is more likable than Uncle Charley and will therefore be better at business.

Willy has never been as successful as Uncle Charley because he is jealous and spiteful.
Willy has never been as successful as Uncle Charley because he is jealous and spiteful.
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Answer 1

Willy is not as happy as Uncle Charley because his job keeps him away from his family.