Biff Death of a Salesman
- Created by: MaggieNaylor
- Created on: 07-04-21 15:01
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- Biff Loman
- Young Biff
- Idolises his father
- 'I'm takin' one play for Pop'
- Willy idolises im too
- 'Coach'll probably congratulate you on your initiative'
- He also ranks people as to whether they are 'well liked'
- Shows the impact Willy has had on his sons!
- Willy idolises im too
- 'Missed you every minute'
- 'I'm takin' one play for Pop'
- Attractive, masculine, charismatic
- Stealing
- We are told that Biff's life of petty crime begins when he is younger
- Willy encourages this petty stealing
- As a result, Biff grows up in Willy's delusional world; he believes his lies that he is allowed to steal.
- This has repercussions when he is older e.g. he spends 3 months in gaol for stealing
- As a result, Biff grows up in Willy's delusional world; he believes his lies that he is allowed to steal.
- 'Well I borrowed it from the locker room'
- Willy encourages this petty stealing
- We are told that Biff's life of petty crime begins when he is younger
- Idolises his father
- Biff at the beginning of Act 1
- Stage directions
- Alikened to Willy
- 'His dreams are stronger and less acceptable than Happy's'
- Similar to: 'his massive dreams'
- 'worn air' and 'less assured'
- Similar to: 'exhaustaton is apparent'
- 'His dreams are stronger and less acceptable than Happy's'
- Alikened to Willy
- Nature
- Shown to have a deep love of the outdoors
- 'When all you really desire is to be outdoors'
- Similar to Willy, he appreciates the outdoors
- Shown to have a deep love of the outdoors
- Biff at the denoument
- Change?
- 'He never knew who he was'
- If Biff recognises this in Willy, perhaps he (Biff) does know himself, and will move from Willy's idea of success
- Biff becomes a voice of truth by the end of the play
- He tells Willy that they are both 'a dime a dozen'
- He knows he is not a 'leader of men'
- Perhaps he represents some hope for the future?
- He tells Willy that they are both 'a dime a dozen'
- 'He never knew who he was'
- Change?
- Lost confidence?
- Happy claims that Biff has lost confidence
- Biff doesn't know 'what he is supposed to want'
- Stage directions
- Biff as an adult
- Opinion of Willy
- We learn that Biff's opinion of Willy has greatly decline since he learnt about the affair
- 'Phony little fake'
- Accuses Willy of never having 'an ounce of respect' for Linda
- We learn that Biff's opinion of Willy has greatly decline since he learnt about the affair
- Opinion of Willy
- Epiphany
- After visiting Bill Oliver, Biff has an epiphany
- He realises he was just a 'shipping clerk'
- This stuns Biff into the realisation that 'we've been talking in a dream for 15 years'
- The audience hope that this realisation will lead Biff to be capable of greater happiness- but Biff doesn't understand how to live free from the delusions
- This stuns Biff into the realisation that 'we've been talking in a dream for 15 years'
- He realises he was just a 'shipping clerk'
- After visiting Bill Oliver, Biff has an epiphany
- Young Biff
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