Death Of A Salesman: Family Hindered By Their Dysfunctional Nature

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leads Biff to feel content and fulfilled in his younger years.
Biff believed, due to his father’s pride, that he was too good for mediocre tasks, and should not settle for them. Biff stated, "I never got anywhere because you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody!"(105). Like any son, Biff praised, respected, and loved his father. Biff’s problem was taking his father’s love and transferring it into his own ideals. By holding his father in such high regard, Biff placed himself above his maximum achievements. Biff’s perception of his father as an almost flawless figure left him exposed to discover the painful truth. In this discovery of failure, a crestfallen and emotionally vulnerable Biff sought his father for comfort, only to see Willy in a relationship with another woman. This presented itself as both positive and negative in regards to Biff. It caused Biff more anguish than he has ever felt before because for the first time he does not have ...

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such a demoralizing process. Linda has a strong family bond with both her sons and guides them to respect Willy through his difficult experiences. However, there is a problem that derives from her nature of allowing and accepting everything that Willy presents, whether it is true or false. This problem impedes the father-son relationship between Biff and Willy, which ultimately leads to Biff needing to break free and grow into a different person.
Many themes or motifs throughout the play influenced Biff and his final change of attitude at the end of the story. The beliefs that Willy tried to instill into his sons are the most apparent. First of all, Willy’s main focus in life ...

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