Biff being the eldest son, Willy shows him a lot of favoritism. Willy preached to both Biff and Happy, to be successful in life one must be liked by everybody. Biff was successful with that in high school. He was voted most popular and was the star of the football team. Although, he slacked in the academic part of high school. His plan was to play football in college then move on to the pros. All of his plans vanished after he found out Willy had an affair. He got so angry and lost all motivation. Biff ended up failing math and failed to graduate high school. Biff turns out to be an unsuccessful man that has not settled down. Happy, Willy’s second son, has a relationship very similar to the one Biff has with Willy. Happy appears more settled than Biff, but he has not turned into a success either. He has a low-paying job, lives on rent, and like Biff has not settled down. Happy is known for having sexual intercourse with the women he works with. He does this in hopes that it will help him get a promotion. Everything happy does is to obtain Willy’s attention. Happy is the son that Willy ends up influencing the most, sharing his father’s delusions about gaining success and wealth, only Willy is oblivious and only focuses on
Biff being the eldest son, Willy shows him a lot of favoritism. Willy preached to both Biff and Happy, to be successful in life one must be liked by everybody. Biff was successful with that in high school. He was voted most popular and was the star of the football team. Although, he slacked in the academic part of high school. His plan was to play football in college then move on to the pros. All of his plans vanished after he found out Willy had an affair. He got so angry and lost all motivation. Biff ended up failing math and failed to graduate high school. Biff turns out to be an unsuccessful man that has not settled down. Happy, Willy’s second son, has a relationship very similar to the one Biff has with Willy. Happy appears more settled than Biff, but he has not turned into a success either. He has a low-paying job, lives on rent, and like Biff has not settled down. Happy is known for having sexual intercourse with the women he works with. He does this in hopes that it will help him get a promotion. Everything happy does is to obtain Willy’s attention. Happy is the son that Willy ends up influencing the most, sharing his father’s delusions about gaining success and wealth, only Willy is oblivious and only focuses on