Discussion Questions, Arthur Miller's The Death of a Salesman

1. What do stockings represent in this play?

2. What is the significance of Howard's "wire recorder" near the beginning of Act Two?

3. Who is Dave Singleman, and what does he mean to Willy? What does he share in common with Willy, and how is he different?

4. How and why is Willy mistaken about the value of being liked?

5. Why do Biff and Hap abandon Willy at the restaurant?

6. What are the consequences of young Biff's imitation of Mr. Birnbaum?

7. What is Willy's funeral like, and how is it different from the funeral that he dreams of?