Life and Death of A Salesman
The bond between a father and son is often said to be a unique and unfathomable one. However, it is a fragile bond that can be broken by the impact of worldly things. Since the affair between Willy Loman and the other woman, there has been a strain on his relationship with his son Biff. This is demonstrated through their constant fighting and their inability to spend time with each other; naturally, their relationship takes a turn for the worst. In the play “The Death of A Salesman” by Arthur Miller, Willy and Biff’s lies and deceit lead to destructive behaviour and emotional damage. For Willy and Biff, their lies and deceit lead their destruction, caused their past to strongly impact their present situations, and leads their already deteriorating relationship to its end.
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He misleads himself into believing that he has found the right job, yet each time it ends the same way, unsuccessfully. With each job he tries to convince himself that he will be successful. Similar to his father, Biff is also very deceitful. He often hides the parts of his life from his family that he would rather forget. Like his father, he abuses his privileges to an extreme, “You know why I had no address for three months? I stole a suit in Kansas City and I was in jail. […] i stole myself out of every good job since high school!”(Miller, pg. 104-105). Biff was very deceptive in making his family believe that the reason he was unable to hold a steady job was because he was not sure what he wanted to do. Instead, he stole from all of his employers, which led to his self destruction. Because he stole, not only was he unable to return to the jobs, but he also received jail time for it and made his family believe that he had vanished. Like his father, Biff displays traits of dishonesty and duplicity which in the end only lead him to his unsuccessful
The bond between a father and son is often said to be a unique and unfathomable one. However, it is a fragile bond that can be broken by the impact of worldly things. Since the affair between Willy Loman and the other woman, there has been a strain on his relationship with his son Biff. This is demonstrated through their constant fighting and their inability to spend time with each other; naturally, their relationship takes a turn for the worst. In the play “The Death of A Salesman” by Arthur Miller, Willy and Biff’s lies and deceit lead to destructive behaviour and emotional damage. For Willy and Biff, their lies and deceit lead their destruction, caused their past to strongly impact their present situations, and leads their already deteriorating relationship to its end.
Coming from a home …show more content…
He misleads himself into believing that he has found the right job, yet each time it ends the same way, unsuccessfully. With each job he tries to convince himself that he will be successful. Similar to his father, Biff is also very deceitful. He often hides the parts of his life from his family that he would rather forget. Like his father, he abuses his privileges to an extreme, “You know why I had no address for three months? I stole a suit in Kansas City and I was in jail. […] i stole myself out of every good job since high school!”(Miller, pg. 104-105). Biff was very deceptive in making his family believe that the reason he was unable to hold a steady job was because he was not sure what he wanted to do. Instead, he stole from all of his employers, which led to his self destruction. Because he stole, not only was he unable to return to the jobs, but he also received jail time for it and made his family believe that he had vanished. Like his father, Biff displays traits of dishonesty and duplicity which in the end only lead him to his unsuccessful