A Father's Love A relationship is a connection between two people that no one can take away or replace. A father-son relationship is a special bond in which they share the same beliefs and love each other unconditionally. In the play, "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller, Miller portrays a father's relationship with his two sons. Willy Loman, the father, has totally different relationships with each of his sons, Biff and Happy. It is obvious that Willy favors his first-born son, Biff. When Biff was in high school, he was a star football player, all the girls swooned over him, and he was well...

• Word Count: 852
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... lifestyle is the main character Willy Loman. His whole life is based on the illusion that he is successful because he is well-liked and good looking. He raises his two sons on this premise and feeds it to them day after day. Willy is a dreamer. Willy grades his life on the success he has as a salesman. ... relationship. Biff believes that what his father tells him is true and later in life realizes that Willy has formed Biff's values and they are not the values Biff believes in. Willy sees himself as one of the founding fathers of the company he works for and helped name the man who is no...

• Word Count: 909
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... that analyzes the relationships of a family in search of the "American Dream."" The plays plot specifically focuses on the relationships between the protagonist, Willy Loman, a salesman, and his sons, Biff and Happy. In attempting to steer his sons to a better life, Willy in turn tapers their futures, destroying his own life as well. In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller invisible walls can be ... , Happy yells, " No that's not my father. He's just a guy - (Miller 1184) one can see the poor relationship developed between Willy and his sons. Willy dedicated himself so much to the succe...

• Word Count: 727
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... most obvious response would be to simply be a good parent. Yet, with single mothers raising a family alone, good fathers are scarce. What exactly, then, makes a good father? A good father is one who will encourage and motivate his child, yet not force the child to do something that the child strongly does not want to do. He ... so frequently that he has never had the opportunity to truly get to know his own sons. As a result, he cannot love them as a father should; his love for Biff has been based on his achievements as an athlete, and, when Biff loses his scholarship, Willy is so devas...

• Word Count: 976
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... to console themselves with the American Dream against the harsh realities. Near the beginning of Death of a Salesman, a discussion takes place between Biff and Hap. Biff feels depressed because throughout all his life, the American Dream let him down. Biff's father, Willie, wants otherwise from Biff's true ... To mask this truth, he conjures up images from his golden age. In this golden age, Biff was a star football player, his sons were handsome and popular, and he had a positive attitude. In the present, he is not as well off. In the middle of heated arguments, Willie will act ... and ...

• Word Count: 576
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... Biff: Nothing. I just said what woman?" (Miller 1339). This is a normal conversation in the Loman household interrupting each other, not listening to each other, and lack of interest in what one another are saying. Lack of respect for each other is another reason why the Lomans are a dysfunctional family. Willy's lack of ... his father. Taking into account the state Willy is in when Happy and Biff leave him, this shows a total disregard for their own fathers well being. The Lomans" Dysfunction is also evident by the lack of morals demonstrated throughout the family. Happy and Willy's wo...

• Word Count: 872
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... . He thinks he is a great man that is popular and successful. His two sons Biff and Happy pick up this behavior from their father. He is idealistic, stubborn, and he has a false sense of his importance in the world. As a child he had high ideals and high hopes. He always thought he could be successful. He ... with Happy try to come up with a crazy idea of putting on a sporting goods exhibition. The problem with Willy is that he never grows up and deals with his obstacles. He is also a very stubborn man. He is like a little child that wants to do something their way even though ... chall...

• Word Count: 525
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... , which clues us into the emotional attachments to each boy, and his admiration of Biff. When Willy bought the boy's a punching bag, Hap feels the need to mention, "I"m losing weight, you notice pop?" (1362), its as if he's craving his fathers affection. The play also reveals that Biff is a football; when ... Willy is asking Biff "You nervous about the game" (1364). From the first encounter with Willy's wandering mind, we can see that his prize son Biff is a football star and a lady-killer. Although, it's clear ... doesn't appear to be anything to serious. The complications began when W...

• Word Count: 1193
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School