The ultimate show of irresponsibility is Willie’s advice about work and success. When Biff steals a football, his father laughs and jokes about the incident and says Coach’ll probably congratulate you on your initiative (Miller 9). Biff becomes a thief and even spends some times in jail. He always studied, was smart, but was not very athletic like Biff. Willie tolerates Biff’s habits of stealing. While in high school Bernard was not very popular, and was considered a nerd. Bernard came from a family that was taught "if you work hard enough it pays off". Instead he was a man that had to work hard to get what he wants and not just expect it.īernard on the other hand was completely opposite from Biff. A high school football star with a head for figures, the world was very much his oyster. He realized that he wasn't "dime a dozen" or a "great leader of men" like his father always told him he was. Biff Loman always had considerable potential to go on and make something of this life once he left school. Additionally, his relationship with his father negatively affects his perception of himself. The conflict stems from Willy's parenting philosophy and his. Due to the complicated relationship between him and his father, Biff often feels confused and lost when thinking about his life goals and dreams. In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman we encounter an ongoing conflict between salesman Willy Loman and his eldest son, Biff. When he was told what to do and had to answer to somebody he quit or did something bad and eventually got fired.Īfter so many years of endless jobs Biff finally came home again. As Biff Loman’s therapist, I am truly worried about his well-being. That is one reason why he went through so many jobs. Willy Loman, his father, made him believe that because he was a Loman he shouldn't have to answer to anybody. He went from job to job, stealing, and eventually getting thrown in jail for stealing a suit. He was raised by a man that believed that being "well liked" by others meant u would get somewhere in life, Biff spent 14 years of his life doing nothing. Biff Loman : I spent six or seven years after High School trying to work myself up, being a shipping clerk, salesman, business of one kind or another. But because Bernard did not help him Biff flunked math and couldn't graduate high school. Biff did very poor in school and expected his friend Bernard to help him cheat in his math class. He was an excellent football player, which eventually gave him scholarships to colleges. As a student in high school he was very well liked and was very popular in school. Growing up in a family full of lies Biff Loman did not know what life was really about. But at the end both knew that they had to work hard to get what they wanted, and nothing is handed to you because you are well liked. Each person grew up in a different environment and ended up with completely different life styles. Different were the two characters, Biff and Bernard, in Arthur Miller's, The American Dream.
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