Biff constantly discards Willy’s conditional affection and finally, expresses his disinterest towards fulfilling his father’s ambitions. This leaves Willy Loman rather vexed and dissatisfied at his life’s condition and finally decides to shut himself from both, the daunting reality of his fate and from the world of hysterical, yet distorted perceptions. This misery leads to the death of a discontented, unhappy…
When Biff steals a football from school, Willy says it would be okay as long as the coach “congrats his inactive”. Therefore, the education given by Willy is totally wrong because of Willy’s misperception on his independence of becoming a successful man in business. Also, the adversity Willy encounters in career makes him so desperately want his sons to become successful, and ensure that Willy’s independence. However, because of the adversities Willy created and the bad education given by him, Biff refuses to go into business world.…
2. Betrayal - One of Willy’s biggest obsessions throughout the play is Biff. Willy feels as if Biff has shown large amounts of betrayal. Biff promises a great deal of dedication and commitment to his father. He expected so much from…
At the beginning of the flashback, Willy is shown as talking to young Biff and Happy, and representing a more stereotypical parent than he appears in the present time scenes of the play. He is full of guidance, providing knowledge to his children, as a typical parent would, saying "Just wanna be careful with those girls Biff" which also shows a protective side to him. He also says "You want to watch your schooling first", as he knows what is better for his children, and looks out for them. This could also represent a calmer side to Willy, as he is not frustrated by his children, and instead calmly provides advice, allowing the audience to wonder why he has changed so much. However, some of his personality appears to be similar, as his mercurial…
In A Death of a Salesman Willy and his sons were affected greatly by the betrayal within their own family. Willy doesn’t support Biff’s choice to work outside on a farm rather than working in sales. “How can he…
In both Death of a Salesman and A Raisin in the Sun, the stories are centered around a family. Each of the families is run differently and the relationships between family members are very dissimilar. Although Lena obviously does more for her children than Willie does, the real reason she is a better parent is that her actions are fueled by a genuine love for her kids, rather than a selfish need to feel important, allowing her to make decisions that are truly in the best interest of her children. In attempts to help Biff graduate, Willy suggests participating in immoral behavior to help him get through school easier.…
In contrast, Biff travels the western United States performing manual labor and through various experiences begins to understand what purpose his life holds. In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, Miller utilizes conflict to establish contrasting interpretations for the meaning of accomplishment.…
Willy was disappointed with his life and the life he has provided for his family. After learning about how the interview went between Biff and his former employer, Willy was upset and argued with Biff about not living up to his expectations in the business world. Willy’s life was spiraling downhill. After all of his disappointments he thought he would be worth more dead than alive and that his…
He becomes internally conflicted between whether moving west or to continue with Willy’s dream. Biff differs from his brother and his father, due to the fact that finally confronts his failure in his life, which allows him to finally break free from his father’s entrapping dream and move onto to the symbolically free territory. Willy sees Biff as an underachiever because of this, which leads to many heated interactions between the…
In Arthur Millar’s tragic play Death of a Salesman, Willy expresses himself as a character that struggles with internal conflicts. Willy often has confrontations with his oldest son Biff throughout the play, but most of this character’s toil comes from his own inner conscious. Through Willy’s experiences in the plot of the work an inner turmoil is created and consequently lead to his demise by the end of the play. When analyzing the play, the reader can see Willy shapes the drama with the internal conflicts that he faces despite being an overall flat and unchanging character. The nature of internal conflict is explored throughout the play though Willy’s ideals, his memories controlling his everyday life, and the ghost of his dead brother haunting…
Even though Biff confessed to his father that he doesn't want to continue Willy’s dream, Willy misinterprets this. He exclaims, “‘He cried! Cried to me. He is choking with his love, and now he cries out his promise: That boy”’ (Miller 133).…
“Don’t talk about something you don’t know anything about” (26). Trying to hold a conversation with someone as though you’ve been everywhere and learned everything will end up making you look like a fool, and a rude fool at that. After all, events and past experiences play a major role in one’s understanding and character. In “Death of a Salesman,” past experiences have a strong presence in Willy’s current actions. His words throughout the work bring forth irony and elicit pity from the reader as the line between his past and present is blurred significantly.…
Play Analysis Essay # 2 One of the most important things in Death of a Salesman is the father and son relationship expressed in this play. It is very relatable to me and may show a different side of family relationships that most people don’t see and are not accustomed to. It shows a constant struggle between the closest of family members. It will make you reflect on your relationship between your child or parent.…
Biff did not dwell on the fact that he let his father down, instead he pursued his own dreams and became a ranch hand. Willy believed that Biff was wasting his life and was often hard on his son because he wanted him to well for himself, he wanted his son to have a successful…
Death of a Salesman From the outset death of a salesman portrays the pitfalls of the American dream. The dream centred on the high chance that anyone can strike it rich in this Land of opportunity. Even in 1950s USA people were still taking a chance on this myth. Death of a Salesman shows the traps of the dream. The failures centred on poor Willy Loman This fine line between making it and become your average Joe becomes heavily apparent when Willy decides he has had enough and kills himself.…