Death of a Salesman Blog 6

• Blog – What happens to Biff and Willy’s relationship after Biff goes to the hotel?

At this point in the book Willy is finally forced to confront the point of disorder in his life. Willy has always exaggerated events to become well liked. Willy tries to blame his behavior on loneliness, but it is the result of his need for attention. “She’s nothing to me, Biff. I was lonely, I was terribly lonely.” (Pg. 120) Willy was about to go and talk to Biff’s math teacher about why Biff flunked the class, when Biff comes to the hotel he discovers that Willy has given a pair of mother’s stockings to another women. This is when Biff discovers that his father is not perfect, and even worse, that he is a traitor to his mother. Once he discovers this he loses all respect for Willy. He realizes that everything Willy said to him means nothing. His father’s affair negates all of Willy’s tales of greatness that has motivated Biff up to this point. So, as a result, Willy is responsible for Biff’s downward spiral. His father has ruined his life because now Biff possesses no fait in his father or in himself. Their relationship has come to an end; Biff now doesn’t want Willy for anything. “You fake! You phony little fake! You fake!” (Pg. 121)