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Willy [after a pause]: I suddenly could not drive any more.” What does this confession establish about Willy right in the beginning of the play?

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Willy [after a pause]: I suddenly could not drive any more.” What does this confession establish about Willy right in the beginning of the play?

Options

  • Willy is getting older and his eyesight is failing.

  • Willy is physically and mentally exhausted.

  • Willy is dejected about shifting to Florida from New England.

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Solution

Willy is physically and mentally exhausted.

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