![]() This is unusual compared to other plays, books and stories in which they have all their present together in one section and all their past in another section – usually starting with the past.Act One, pages 15-21 is the initial time that you as the reader/audience experience Miller’s going into the past, and begin to understand from the written play how it is performed and grasp the effect of the stage change. Thus the structure’s pattern is present/past/present, etc. Miller achieves this by discussing one subject in the present then one in the past – relating to the present situation. This makes it hard to fit any past along with the present. The structure of the play resembles a stream of consciousness account, with a number of different situations happening at the same time. This is significant because the flute shows going into the past and Willy’s father is part of Willy’s past, but at the same time it is ironic because Willy’s father was everything that Willy isn’t – a successful businessman. ‘Music insinuates itself.’ The flute relates to Willy’s father who made flutes, sold them and earned enough from this to look after his family. ![]() This shows that we are moving from present to past or past to present, changing era/tense.
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