" 'Now listen pal, she's just a buyer. She sees merchandise in her room and they have to keep it looking just so... Now stop crying and do as I say. I gave you an order. Biff, I gave you an order! Is that what you do when I give you an order? How dare you cry! (Putting his arm around Biff) Now look, Biff, when you grow up you'll understand about these things. You mustn't- you mustn't overemphasize a thing like this. I'll see Birnbaum first thing in the morning.' Biff: 'Nevermind' ". pg 1617
This is the clear climax of the story. All the characters have been lead by varying degrees and occasions of failure to this point. Willy lost his job, his faith in the worth of life, and his sanity. Biff realized he can't get a job with Oliver and has nowhere to go. Happy has yet to settle down. And Linda just waits around for all of them to find their happiness. They meet at the restaurant after traveling all these paths of failure and it all explodes in one more flashback to where it all started. The scene above is the source of the tension between Biff and Willy, at last it is revealed. Willy is guilty because Biff found out about his unfaithfulness to Linda. Since then, Biff has been nothing but a restless failure, which further intensifies the blame Willy feels that his infidelity caused this pattern to start.
The fact that Willy tries to cover up his infidelity with a story of salesman's life is significant. She may even be an actual buyer, the story Willy spins could even be true. But when you're on the road, selling, selling, selling, seeing only the monetary pleasure in each item, you can lose you're center and do things such as cheat on a wife that is more than you could ever ask for. The life of a salesman can have painful side affects.
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