One night, after a failed sales trip, Willy Loman arrives home in Brooklyn to the sound
of a flute melody.Biff and his younger brother, Happy, who is also in the house, reflect about their adolescence
and chat about their father's babbling, which frequently includes criticism of Biff for not
living up to Willy's standards.Willy bemoans the fact that Biff, his older son,who has returned
home for a visit, hasn't established himself.Willy drifts off into a daydream as Biff and Happy, who are
unhappy with their life, daydream about buying a ranch in the West.Charley's son, Bernard,
enters looking for Biff, who must study for math class in order to avoid failing.Willy confides in Biff and Happy that he is going to open his own
business one day, bigger than that owned by his neighbor, Charley.To avoid having to fly, his wife, Linda, implores him to ask Howard
Wagner, his employer, to allow him to work in New York.Willy leaves the room for the kitchen to have a
snack when Linda reprimands him for being so negative.He compliments his
younger sons who are washing his car.Young Happy and high school football standout Biff
both make an appearance.They interact affectionately with their father, who has just returned
from a business trip.