Charley is a loyal friend to Willy, and desperately wants
him to accept reality to allow him to have a real future. They have known each other for
a long time, and despite their constant sparring both men know that their relationship
is strong.
WILLY [On the verge of
tears] : Charley, you’re the only friend I
got.
It is a great
catastrophe that Willy is unable to accept Charley’s real offer of support but keeps
depending on the fantasy of having a job yet taking money from his
friend.
WILLY: I can’t work for you, that’s all, don’t
ask me
why.
Charley
accepts the mercurial nature of his friend, and is able to articulate Willy’s tragic
demise with sensitivity-
CHARLEY:…Willy was a salesman…He’s a man way out
there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling
back – that’s an earthquake.
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