Analysis of Biff in Death of a Salesman Essay

He cuts straight through it, and isn't afraid that the subject might be touchy or hurt people's feelings. When Biff wasn't seen by Oliver, Happy wanted to make Willy happy, so he just told him that Biff got it, but Biff didn't want that. He told Willy that he didn't get the deal, but Willy refused to listen, so Biff just kept trying. He didn't care that it would hurt willy. When he confronted Willy in he end, he just yelled at him and brought him to the realization that he wasn't special, and that…

With Biff ignoring Bernard’s advice, it puts an end to his dream of becoming a successful college football star. The main reason for the pair’s performance in high school is their upbringing. Biff comes from a household which has placed popularity and social status as top priority. Biff takes his father’s insight of being well liked to get far in life and lives his life accordingly. Willy never forces Biff to work on academics because he doesn’t want him ending up being a nerd like Bernard: There’s…

afterwards. Biff was absolutely obsessed with pleasing his father, who was flawless in his eyes. All of this changed, however, when Biff found his father in a Boston hotel room with another woman. After that, Biff "laid down and died like a hammer hit him "(1392). Biff had never dreamed for himself, being concerned only with fulfilling his father’s wishes. When Biff realized that Willy was not the great man that he thought he was, his dreams became nothing to him, as had his father. And so, Biff became…

involved the Woman. The Woman is involved in many conflicts, but mainly between Biff and Willy. When Willy is in the bathroom at the restaurant, a cheerful song begins, along side of the Woman's laughter. The instant that Biff sees the Woman, the music stops, then begins once more but in a slow, droopy manner. Now the music stops after a life has been wrecked. This type of music has been foreshadowing his oncoming death by starting merry and ending abruptly in a sad way. Ben has a special type…

clearly displays how society will continue to deny Americans the coveted dream they aspire to attain. Literary critic Thomas Porter states: “Willy’s status in society, his family background are typical; even more of a type is Willy’s identity as a salesman. He is a product of a…

flunked math and was not able to graduate, meaning he could not play college football unless he passed. Biff’s friend and “study buddy”, Bernard, assured Biff that if he didn’t study he would flunk math and not graduate. Biff ignored this idea and instead went to practice to become a better football player. This event comes full circle when Biff eventually becomes a bum all due to the fact that he never passed math and Bernard is a big successful lawyer. A decade after this whole ordeal went down…

By all accounts, “Death of a Salesman” reflects on our society as a whole. Some individuals are wealthy and living the American dream, some are just trying the make ends meet, while others are living above their means. From cars to houses, everything is purchased using credit cards. However, what happens when the money dries up and/or the person loses his or her job, the person has no way of paying their bills. This is indeed a tragic state of affairs, but is it a tragedy as depicted by Aristotle…

Willy -Willy is commanding to her “swiss cheese” “You’re my foundation and my support Linda” -Willy does not let Linda talk “don’t interrupt” (62, 64-65) READ -Biff defends her from Willy but she defends Willy, then Biff says “Don’t go making excuses for him, he wiped the floor with you. He never had an ounce of respect for you (54-55) -Biff and Happy objectify girls (20 + 21) Also, “gorgeous creatures”, ‘it’s like bowling” (23-24) -Linda says” I’m not your maid anymore” -Described by Happy as having…

Biff, who gives a 'hopeless glance at Happy', knows this. Biff seems to peace with himself by the Requiem, both in his relationship with his father and with his own goals. He has matured. He understands that Willy Loman was a spectacular failure in business, but as a man he was a good person- 'There were a lot of nice days you know something Charley, there's more of him in that front stoop than in all the sales he ever made' Biff seems to speak for Arthur Miller when he implies that life…

treat them. If such a net had existed, Willy Loman might now have met his premature end. Instead, he could have received psychiatric help and recovered from his condition. It was the direct result of the flaws on society, which led to Will Loman's death. It was the greed that was so predominant around him that led to his unhappiness. It was the lack of compassion from society, which allowed his unhappiness to flourish, and which eventually consumed him. In the end, it was the lack of a social safety…