Part one of term paper
In Death of a Salesman, Miller presents the Lomans a family hindered by their dysfunctional nature. Even though Miller portrays Willy Loman as the main character of the story, Willy’s lack of praiseworthy traits make him unworthy to be the protagonist. Biff is heroic in that as an adolescent, his father impresses faulty ideals on him, whic ...

Part two of term paper
... for Biff’s beliefs. There are many aspects of this father/son relationship that lead to Biff’s ultimate realization at the end of the play. In Biff’s youth, he accepts and adores Willy because that is the nature of a small child. Even though we later realize the error in Willy’s credo, his initial instincts to teach his son success are pure. Willy provides Biff with an ego because of excessive praise, and that makes Biff conceited. Such great praise allows Biff to have pride in hi ...