Death of A Salesman Character Analysis: Biff Loman Biff Loman is a character who seems to compare more to his father, Willy rather than contrast. Meaning there are many parallels between the two characters.
Death of A Salesman, is a play by Arthur Miller, that consists of two acts and a requiem. The acts are separates into conversations from the past and present. The play encompasses an evening and the succeeding day. Willy Loman is a 63 year-old travelling salesman and Act 1 opens in Willy Loman’s house in Brooklyn. Willy’s two sons, Biff and Happy have returned home to visit their mother and father. With most of the scenes from the present tense are being combined with the flashbacks from the main character, Willy. Who has trouble differentiating reality from fabrication and better yet, the past 17 years, in general. Willy takes pride in his ideal of being well-liked to achieve success and often stresses this among his …show more content…
Like father like son, both these two characters have been less successful than their brothers. With how Willy allows Biff to cheat on academics as a child and with Biff allowing Willy to get away with cheating on his mother, both of these two men have let each other down and feeling insecure. Willy ends up making the most extreme sacrifice to give his son the American Dream. Willy is far too driven by his “willy”-ness to distinguish reality from his dreams. While Biff on the other hand just wants to find the truth about himself. Biff acknowledges his reality, whereas Willy cannot seem to quite manage his own. These two men have names that directly coly with their attitudes toward everyday life: Willy actually willfully deludes himself; and Biff bristles stiffly at self-deception. Biff is perhaps, the only character who pursues personal growth, from his stealing and ability to never truly hold down a steady
Death of A Salesman, is a play by Arthur Miller, that consists of two acts and a requiem. The acts are separates into conversations from the past and present. The play encompasses an evening and the succeeding day. Willy Loman is a 63 year-old travelling salesman and Act 1 opens in Willy Loman’s house in Brooklyn. Willy’s two sons, Biff and Happy have returned home to visit their mother and father. With most of the scenes from the present tense are being combined with the flashbacks from the main character, Willy. Who has trouble differentiating reality from fabrication and better yet, the past 17 years, in general. Willy takes pride in his ideal of being well-liked to achieve success and often stresses this among his …show more content…
Like father like son, both these two characters have been less successful than their brothers. With how Willy allows Biff to cheat on academics as a child and with Biff allowing Willy to get away with cheating on his mother, both of these two men have let each other down and feeling insecure. Willy ends up making the most extreme sacrifice to give his son the American Dream. Willy is far too driven by his “willy”-ness to distinguish reality from his dreams. While Biff on the other hand just wants to find the truth about himself. Biff acknowledges his reality, whereas Willy cannot seem to quite manage his own. These two men have names that directly coly with their attitudes toward everyday life: Willy actually willfully deludes himself; and Biff bristles stiffly at self-deception. Biff is perhaps, the only character who pursues personal growth, from his stealing and ability to never truly hold down a steady