3.2.1

Pride

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Pride

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Charley's job offer

  • Willy’s tragedy is in part caused by his pride.
  • Even though Willy is prepared to borrow money from Charley, Willy refuses his offer of a New York job and a guaranteed fifty dollars a week:
    • “I - I just can’t work for you, Charley”.
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Unemployment

  • Willy does not explain himself further but Charley puts his stubbornness down to jealousy of his success.
  • Willy’s decision not to accept a job from Charley means that, by the end of the play, Willy only has the proceeds of his life insurance policy left.

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1Introduction

2Act One

3Act Two

4Extended Passage Analysis

5Character Profiles

6Key Themes

7Writing Techniques

8Historical Context

9Literary Context

10Critical Debates

11Recap: Main Quotes

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