While, trying to achieve this dream to improve is social status Willy undergoes a lot of turmoil. He has many recurring flash backs about past events, which makes him realize that he has been living a life based on false values that if you are “well liked” you can cheat and lie your way through life to accomplish your goals, “the wonder of this country, that a man can end with diamonds here on the basis of being like! [He turns to BIFF.] And that’s why when you get out on that field today it’s important. Because thousands of people will be rooting for you and loving you” (Miller, Act 2). This is one of the main ideas that Willy taught his sons who adored him. Biff wanted to fulfil his father’s expectations of making enough money to get ahead in life and he believed that he could accomplish this with ease because he is well liked. However this is the opposite of reality, for example because Biff steals he is forced to move from job to job and just like his father, Biff felled victim to society judging someone based on their economic status.
