For example, Willy's assertion that Chevrolet is "the greatest car ever built," is immediately revoked once his exaggeration is revealed. Once Linda knows the truth, Willy can no longer pretend about his success, so he becomes argumentative and begins to contradict prior statements. It is only when Linda confronts him with the numbers that he is forced to admit his true commission. He is not satisfied with his earnings, or modicum of success, so he reinvents his success by exaggerating his sales to Linda. Although the scene continues in the past, picking up in the kitchen where Scene 4 left off, the audience is given the opportunity to observe Willy's tendency to exaggerate and deny reality. Scene 5 is significant because it is the first time that Willy's manipulation of reality occurs in front of the audience. In the background, a woman's laughter can be heard, and a faint outline of a woman dressing becomes visible. Linda's comments encourage Willy, and he declares his affection for her. Linda assures him that she finds him attractive and that his children love and respect him. Willy says that he talks and jokes too much, and that no one takes him seriously because of his appearance. Willy declares that he will be successful in Hartford because he is "well-liked," but he immediately follows that statement by saying that people do not respond well to him. Willy becomes agitated and refuses to pay for the carburetor for the Chevy because he considers the car worthless, even though he praised the car at the beginning of the scene. Linda recites an itemized list of bills that exceeds his $70 commission by approximately $50.
Willy exaggerates his sales, telling Linda that he sold $1,200, but when she calculates his commission, Willy is forced to admit that he only sold $200. Linda and Willy are left alone and begin discussing his earnings from the trip to New England.
Some hang laundry others sweep out the furnace room. Biff orders Happy and his friends, who are waiting down in the cellar, to help with the chores. Linda enters the kitchen carrying a basket of laundry.
Scene 5 continues in the past where Scene 4 ended.
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