Death of a Salesman Questions

Death of a salesman Act 1

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Linda is desparate for her sons to realise the seriousness of Willy's diminishing mental state, which, coupled with the. physical exhausion of travelling, is driving him to destruction:

Linda is desparate for her sons to realise the seriousness of Willy's diminishing mental state, which, coupled with the physical exhausion of travelling, is driving him to destruction. She reveals that he deliberately drove his car into a bridge and she has found a rubber pipe connected to the boiler which suggests he is planning suicide.

'I tell you hw put his whole life into you and you've turned your back on him...I swear to God!Biff, his life is in your hands!'

Source(s): 'Death of a Salesman' - Arthur Miller

Basically Linda tells the boys about Willy attempting to kill himself with the gas heater. She also tells them that the car "accidents" were not really accidents, rather they were suicide attempts.