Death of a Salesman

Willy Loman returns home exhausted after a canceled business trip. His wife Linda suggests he ask his boss Howard Wagner to let him work in his home city so he won't have to travel. Willy frets about their son Biff, who has yet to live up to the high school promise that once defined him.

Willy complains to Linda that Biff has not amounted to anything. Biff and Happy discuss their father's mental state as they reminisce about their childhood. The moment reveals the mounting tension between past expectations and present reality.

Willy experiences frequent flashbacks to events from his past, including moments with his deceased brother Ben. He converses with the figures in these memories as if they were real people. The line between memory and present reality begins to blur for him.

The two boys tell Willy that Biff plans to make a business proposition the next day. Willy, angry that they have not amounted to much, feels betrayed by their lack of success. The scene sets up the conflicts that will drive the following day.

The next day, Willy goes to Howard Wagner to ask for a job in town. Howard tells him that he needs a rest and can no longer represent the company through Willy. Willy leaves the office defeated, uncertain about his future.

Biff waits for hours to see a former employer who does not remember him. The employer turns him away, and in a moment of impulsive desperation Biff steals a fountain pen. The act underscores Biff's trouble navigating his failed past with an uncertain future.

Willy goes to the office of his neighbor Charley and runs into Bernard, now a successful lawyer. Bernard explains that Biff originally meant to go to summer school after failing math, but a Boston trip changed everything. The conversation hints at a pivotal moment in Biff's path.

Willy, Biff, and Happy meet for dinner at a restaurant. Willy refuses to hear bad news from Biff, while Happy pushes Biff to lie for him. Biff resists deception, setting up the emotional stakes for the rest of the evening.

During the meal, Willy slips into a Boston flashback involving Miss Francis. In the memory, Biff discovers Willy's affair, forever changing his view of his father. The revelation undermines Willy's dreams and fractures the family trust.

Biff leaves the restaurant with Miss Forsythe and Letta, while Willy is left disoriented and alone. Back at home, Linda confronts them for abandoning their father. Willy mutters to himself outside as Biff tries to reconcile and calm the situation.

A heated exchange erupts as Biff tells Willy that he is not meant for anything great and that he is ordinary. Willy insists he is not 'a dime a dozen' and clings to impossible dreams. The moment crystallizes the rift between father and son, even as emotion swells.

Willy misreads Biff's forgiveness as a sign that he will pursue a business career. Encouraged by a memory of his brother Ben, Willy decides to end his life by crashing his car to leave a life insurance payout for Biff. He hopes the payout will help Biff start his own business.

Willy's funeral arrives, and Biff remains uncertain about following in his father's footsteps into business. Happy resolves to continue the family legacy in his own way, contrasting with Biff's lingering doubt. The ending underscores the split between dream and reality within the Loman family.