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Death of a Salesman  After the Funeral   They all return to the house. The fully paid for house. The potbelly of it brings back a slight sob to Lindas throat, when she reaches the cement stoop her sobbing once again becomes full. Charley looks to her but is at a loss for words. Happy puts his implements of war around his mother and holds her. pommel only looks on at it all.   For a brief second he sees the Willys fate in Happys eyes as he holds Linda. Willys death has brought Biff to know what he is more than ever. Hes not a salesman and neither is Happy but Happy is solely like is father and Biff fears nothing can be done to change the course of life Happy has chosen upon Willys death.   The small grieving party enters the house and each takes a seat in the living room. Linda has gained control everyplace herself again.   No one dares to say a word they each sit by themselves accompanied by their own thoughts.   Biffs mind is racing now. Thoughts of h ow his life will not end like Willys. Biff has no master plan for his life he just wishes to begin his life. His real life. Construction Biff accidentally says allowed.   Everyone looks at him. What about construction. Happy says to Biff.   Tomorrow Ill look for a job in construction is Biffs reply. Ill set down at the bottom and Ill gradually raise my position. Someday maybe architecture or engineering. By god Im gonna do something with my life weather its to my families approval or not.     Charley looks at Biff and says. Biff I dont know if this is the right time for this. Its sounds like a good idea to me but I honestly dont deal this is the time to talk about it.   Im sorry Charley youre right Im going to bed now Ill see you all tomorrow. Biff stands up stretches his arms and back and goes rack up to bed.   Biff wakes up early the next morning. No one else has woken yet and Charley had gone home the night before. Despite the death of his father hangin g over him like a dark, dreary cloud Biff is in an unexplainably great mood. He felt as if his life was just beginning on this day.