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A 3 page paper which examines the relationship between Biff and Willy in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman." No additional sources cited.
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Loman, and how his life has been a struggle for nothing. He is a man who has believed the American Dream in that if he works hard he will be
successful and loved and wealthy. He does not realize that to really find the American Dream you must have vision, strength, wisdom and intelligence as well. The following paper examines
how the conflict between his son Biff and him is reflective of this, as well as reflective of the death of this salesman. Biff and Willy In this
play we see how Biff was likely a young man who looked up to his father and believed what his father told him about life and the American Dream. However,
when Biff learns that his father has been cheating on his mother he loses those rose colored glasses, so to speak. He sees his father as a man, and not
an extraordinary man at that. Willy continues to envision himself as a successful man, a man who can still get what he wants if he just works hard enough.
However, as the story progresses, and his son Biff insists that they are not special, he becomes aware that all of his life he has worked and achieved nothing that
resembles any level of success. If he were wise he would be happy he made a living, had a loving wife, a home, and two good sons. However, as he
nears his end he realizes that what Biff is not telling him is perhaps true. Biff tells his father that they are not special that they are "a dime
a dozen" (Miller). Biff is trying to tell his father that he is not special, that he is not the successful person he presents himself to be, and that he
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