At the beginning of the play, Willy, who is in his sixties, returns home exhausted from his business trip. He can't even drive without falling into his dreams and he doesn't make any money. Later, when Biff claims that "Willy has no character," (page 36) Linda responds, "He's exhausted," and by specifying that Willy has worked for "thirty-six years this March," she has "opened up unheard of territory." and now "they take away his salary." (p. 36) This shows how Willy's effort to become a salesman did not save him from tiredness. The reason for wear and tear is also symbolically represented through worn out appliances. For example, the refrigerator has broken at least once in the past and also in the present. Willy states that: "They [the manufacturers] time them so when you finally pay for them, they're sold out." (page 48) This is analogous to Willy's life: he works very hard as a salesman but when he is finally done (paid), he is