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Biff Brannon is the owner of the New York Café, a small restaurant in the middle of town. Biff Brannon is very much like John Singer, for the fact that he is quiet and has a knack for observation. Biff was married to a woman named Alice for fifteen years before she died of a tumor. Although even when Alice was alive, Biff never showed any true affection for her and they were more of business partners than anything else. Biff like every character in the book is lonesome and looking for a friend to fill his void. Biff pours his heart and soul into the café to try to fill the void in his life. Despite the fact that Biff’s café has a steady stream of customers, Biff is always too timid to try to truly befriend any of them. The New York Café is one of the meccas of the town, John Singer eats dinner there, Jake Blount drinks beer there and Mick Kelley stops by once in a while for …show more content…

While Biff was still married to Alice he was lonesome and dreamed for children, after Alice’s death, Biff began to fantasize that Mick and his niece Baby were his children and he imagined how he would raise them. Also, following the death of his wife, Biff began to wear her perfume and he took up sewing. Biff is a very confused character and he is not sure were he fits in society, he tried to live the all-American life but it backfired on him. The death of Alice was the turning point for Biff because he realized that he had wasted fifteen years on a loveless marriage. Biff is a puzzle with all the pieces mixed up; he wants to fix a problem but he doesn’t know how. Biff also has a soft spot for people with disabilities and he gives them discounts if they come to his restaurant. Biffs main motivation for befriending Singer was loneliness; Biff wanted a friend and a companion to connect with. Biff also feels sorry for Singer and that is where the friendship buds from, the pity Biff feels for himself and

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