One Thing Can Make A Difference A book about a run-away but, what if we change one little thing? Bud not Buddy is a book about a boy named Bud looking for his father, along the way he goes though many difficult trials, sadly losing his mom at six, running away and finding Herman. Bud not Buddy would be a totally different book if bud had down syndrome because he would be living with a caretaker, He would never leave flint to find Herman, and he would have a child like mind. To start, Bud not Buddy would be different if Bud had down syndrome because he would be living with a caretaker.…
Death of a Salesman Act 1 Questions: Why would Willy get excited about Biff coming home, but when the date got closer Willy would act differently? What is the motif behind it all? I believe Willy got excited at first because he would picture Biff as that little boy whom he loved very much. His attitude would change after because he would remember that Biff did not have a successful job like he expected him to have.…
Because Willy blindly tries to pursuing his dream, he does not only create a lot of hardship for his family, but also give a lot of inappropriate education to his sons. Although Willy questions about whether “[he is] teaching them right”, Willy ensures that there is nothing wrong about being well-loved and successful. As the result, Biff and Happy both receive a lot of twisted and inappropriate education. Willy tells Biff not to pay any effort on education since Biff’s good appearance will make him “five times ahead of [Bernard]” who studies really hard in school. Willy also gives Biff the wrong idea of well-liked.…
Instead of waiting to talk to his father after the trip was going to be over, he went to Boston himself and told Willy about the situation. This just shows that Biff really cared for his father and felt it was necessary to let him know, because Willy plays a key role in motivating Biff to get a good mark in math. Finally, after finding out the bitter truth about what his father was doing during his trips out, he does not care much about his career as he begins to give up on the faith he had in his role model. While Linda and Willy talk to each other about Biff, Linda says “I don’t know, I think he’s still lost, Willy. I think he’s very lost” (16).…
Willy was a salesman who traveled all over the U.S. to sell whatever product he had to sell. Biff and Happy however didn’t even have a job at the time. Biff and Happy were failures in Willy’s eyes due to the fact that they were unemployed and lived with their parents. They had ideas but Willy didn’t like them because he knew that they wouldn’t be ideas worth working to fulfill.…
Additionally, it is this affair that is a cause of Biff’s ruining. Willy, lastly, is wrathful. This is depicted very well in the movie production. Although there is no proof of physical wrath, Willy is very angry and expresses it when he…
And then, within a few sentences later said; “...There’s one thing about Biff - he’s not lazy.” They’re relationship used to be healthy and normal before Willy developed Dementia. Happy and Biff used to look up to Willy, “Where’d you go this time, Dad? Gee we were lonesome for you.” And Willy would buy the boys things they’d want, for example,…
Both Edward and Willy damage their relationships with their sons through their lying and exaggeration of the truth. Willy’s son, Biff, initially adores and admires his father as a teenager, however was jolted into seeing how his father lied to him when he realized that his father had an affair. Biff’s Godlike image of his father immediately changes, as he realizes that Willy is flawed like every other human being. Once Biff arrives back into the household as an adult, he tries to console his father; however, he then realizes that he should prioritize his happiness over appeasing his father. Will is exasperated from listening to his father fabricate lies for many years, and starts to resent him.…
Biff gets annoyed by Willy because Biff doesn’t want to work for a real job, he would like to be free and working in a ranch. Willy is worried because he himself…
Specifically, Biff, is the main target of his father’s criticism. When Linda accuses Willy of losing his temper with Biff, Willy states that “he simply asked [him] if he was making…
1. I believe that Miller used these flashbacks as a dramatic technique. In addition to that, Miller is providing the audience with some background of the characters. The audience gets a better understand that what happened in the past is why things are the way they are now. While reading this play, it is very important to pay attention to detail when trying to decide what is a flashback and what is a memory.…
Likewise, Biff feels that Willy has betrayed the whole family because of the other woman he has been having an affair with. Biff looks up to Willy as a father figure, while growing up his greatest influence was Willy, and he thought that Willy could do anything. His father established a good image for himself, but when Biff found out the truth, he knew that his father has betrayed the family and has lied to him. Since Biff and Willy are always getting into confrontations, Biff expresses to his mother what he really thinks of his father. “Because I know he’s a fake and he doesn’t like anybody around who knows!”(42).…
Willy betrayed his family and the love his wife had for him and eloping with the mistress led to his downfall. Willy constantly pushed his family to be successful and this makes him crazy. Willy constantly talks of his son’s achievement and pushes him to be the best. But as the story progresses, Biff feels that, his father betrayed him by what he used to tell him about success. On the other hand, Willy feels betrayed by his son Biff’s incapability to succeed in life, in spite of the encouragements he had given him to be able to succeed.…
Willy is the father and husband that is trying to support his family, not so much his sons, but his wife, Linda, and paying off so many bills a week. He doesn’t have the best relationship with either of his sons. Form the flashbacks Willy has, the readers can see that he was very fond of Biff when he was young, but he never paid much attention to Happy, even though Hap tried to get his attention quite often. At the present time of the storyline, it becomes clear that Biff doesn’t get along well with his father, but readers later realize that Biff knows something about Willy that no one else in the family does. Happy is Biff’s support in the family, he’s what keeps Biff sane while he’s home to visit.…
Biff realized this when he went to Oliver’s office for a position and said “What am I doing in an office making a contemptuous fool of myself when all I want is out there.” Biff decided to not take a job he did not want only to be accepted by Willy, but to work on a farm doing what he loved. Another example is when Biff not only acknowledged his life but his father’s life also. Towards the end, Biff told his father “I am not a leader of men Willy and neither are you.” This quote means both Willy and Biff are ordinary men who are not meant to be great successful people, which is what Willy was expecting out of himself and Biff.…