11.1.4
Happy Loman
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Quotations About Happy Loman
Here are a few key quotations about Happy Loman's character:
Claims to be successful
- Has his “own apartment, a car, and plenty of women.”
Feels empty
- Dead-end job: “one of two assistants to the assistant”
- “All I can do is wait for the merchandise manager to die.”
Womanising
- “He’s the third executive I’ve done that to”.
Motivated by resentment
- Feels he needs “to come out number-one man”.
Shallow attitude to women
- Discussing his “first time”: “Boy, there was a pig!”.
- Describes Miss Forsythe: “Strudel’s comin’”.
Quotations About Happy
Here are a few key quotations about Happy Loman's character:
Conflicted about money
- One moment, he rejects office-work and admits to wanting to “just rip my clothes off in the middle of the store”.
- The next, he is worried about money: “The only thing is – what can you make out there?”
Battle language in the Requiem
- “not licked”; “I’m gonna beat”; “come out number-one”; “fought”; “I’m gonna win it for him”.
Betrays Willy
- “No, that’s not my father. He’s just a guy.”
1Introduction
1.1Introductions
2Act One
3Act Two
4Extended Passage Analysis
5Character Profiles
5.1Willy & Linda Loman
5.2Biff & Happy Loman
5.3Other Characters
6Key Themes
7Writing Techniques
7.1Structure
7.3Expressionism
8Historical Context
8.1Historical Context
9Literary Context
9.1Tragedy
10Critical Debates
10.1Introduction
10.2The Marxist Reading
10.3The Feminist Reading
10.4The Eco-Critical Reading
10.5Other Debates
11Recap: Main Quotes
11.1Characters Quotes
11.2Quotes by Act
11.2.1Act One: Key Events 1-3 Quotes11.2.2Act One: Key Events 4-6 Quotes11.2.3Act One: Key Events 7-9 Quotes11.2.4Act One: Key Events 10-12 Quotes11.2.5Act One: Stage Direction Quotes11.2.6Act One: The Woman Quotes11.2.7Act Two: Key Events 1-2 Quotes11.2.8Act Two: Key Events 3-4 Quotes11.2.9Act Two: Key Events 5-6 Quotes11.2.10Act Two: Key Events 7-8 Quotes11.2.11Act Two: Key Events 9-10 Quotes11.2.12Act Two: Howard's Office Quotes11.2.13Act Two: The Requiem Quotes
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1Introduction
1.1Introductions
2Act One
3Act Two
4Extended Passage Analysis
5Character Profiles
5.1Willy & Linda Loman
5.2Biff & Happy Loman
5.3Other Characters
6Key Themes
7Writing Techniques
7.1Structure
7.3Expressionism
8Historical Context
8.1Historical Context
9Literary Context
9.1Tragedy
10Critical Debates
10.1Introduction
10.2The Marxist Reading
10.3The Feminist Reading
10.4The Eco-Critical Reading
10.5Other Debates
11Recap: Main Quotes
11.1Characters Quotes
11.2Quotes by Act
11.2.1Act One: Key Events 1-3 Quotes11.2.2Act One: Key Events 4-6 Quotes11.2.3Act One: Key Events 7-9 Quotes11.2.4Act One: Key Events 10-12 Quotes11.2.5Act One: Stage Direction Quotes11.2.6Act One: The Woman Quotes11.2.7Act Two: Key Events 1-2 Quotes11.2.8Act Two: Key Events 3-4 Quotes11.2.9Act Two: Key Events 5-6 Quotes11.2.10Act Two: Key Events 7-8 Quotes11.2.11Act Two: Key Events 9-10 Quotes11.2.12Act Two: Howard's Office Quotes11.2.13Act Two: The Requiem Quotes
Practice questions on Happy Loman
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- 1Happy's true feelings about his job:Fill in the list
- 2How does Happy describe Miss Forsythe?Multiple choice
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- 4Happy's confusion and inner contradictions: Fill in the list
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