In Arthur Miller's the Death of a Salesman, the relationship between Willy Loman and Biff Loman shows the positive impact that the father can have on his son’s life. In the play, when Willy’s mind flashes back to when his sons were still in high school, he sees a time when he had a positive influence on both his sons. When he comes back from one of his trips to watch Biff’s football game, Biff tells him, “This Saturday, Pop, this Saturday—just for you, I’m going to break through for a touchdown”(Miller 19). Despite the fact that Biff is not supposed to be getting a touchdown for his team, he’ll do it anyway, for his father, the man he so admires and wants to impress. In order to impress his father, Biff ends up scoring more for his team to
