Biff Loman Happiness

Biff Loman is a young man, 34 years of age, who has spent the majority of his adulthood bouncing from one job to the next. For this reason, his father, Willy, has much displeasure in his son’s lack of financial stability which is a major factor in his own health complications. Although Biff suggest that there are other reasons leading to Willy’s complications, Biff’s brother, Happy, informs him that his father often has conversations with himself that support the claim that Biff is to blame. The relationship between father and son is volatile, yet loving at the same time. Willy has placed high expectations upon Biff for him to succeed in the business world; however Biff has not wanted to be a part of this world, as he has found pleasure working

Biff was the high school quarterback, a start athlete, and he was popular among his peers in particular the female students. Biff’s athletic supremacy and charismatic personality stood out to Willy and led to his high expectations for of Biff as Willy believed the key to success was “Be liked and you will never want.” During one of Willy’s reminiscence, Biff’s cousin, Bernard, told Willy that if Biff didn’t start studying math he would fail and not graduate. However Willy boastfully replied “With scholarships to three universities they’re gonna flunk him?” Later on Biff, in fact, failed math and did not acquire enough credits to graduate and has since been on his journey from job to job. It is later learned that after learning the he did not have the credits to graduate, Biff went to visit Willy in Boston. Once Biff arrived at Willy’s hotel room he unfortunately found out that his father had been having an affair with another woman. After being subject to such devastating news, Biff made the decision to not pursue earning the final credits to

During his return home he discusses one previous employer, Bill Oliver, with his brother Hap. Despite stealing a carton of basketballs from Mr. Oliver during his time of employment, Biff believes that Mr. Oliver would still loan him enough money to begin his own business, because Mr. Oliver told him “Biff if you ever need anything, come to me.” However upon visiting Mr. Oliver, Biff, after waiting for hours, was shocked to realize that Mr. Oliver did not remember who he was. Later Biff met his brother, Hap, for lunch and he broke the news to him that Mr. Oliver did not remember him and that he did not know how to break the news to Willy, whose arrival to lunch they were waiting. Hap suggested to Biff that he should not tell Willy what actually transpired but to tell Willy that Mr. Oliver was thinking his proposition over. Much unlike his brother or his father would be, Biff was not open to the idea of