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Willy teaches Biff a lot of things to do in school when Biff was young and although Bernard is smart. He was not "well-liked" which will hurt in the long run. "Well-liked" is the very important part in real life and social skills.

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What happened between biff and willy in new england


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In the Arthur Miller play "Death of a Salesman," Biff comes to Boston to see his father and finds out that Willy has been cheating on his wife. This is a great shock to Biff, who did not know Willy had a mistress. As a result, Biff calls Willy a phony and a fake and loses respect for him.


Why does Biff believe that Willy is mocking him?

Biff believes Willy is mocking him because Willy has a habit of making sarcastic comments and belittling others. Biff may also feel insecure about his own failures and interpret Willy's comments as a form of ridicule.


Who is Biff in Death of a Salesman?

Biff is the son of Willy Loman, the salesman.


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it is to do with willy having an affair and biff flunking math and willy, biff and happy not being successful in business or in life


What is biff and willys relationship like?

In the play The Death of a Salesman Willy Loman and Biff are father and son. Willy puts Biff on a pedestal always believing the impossible. When Biff was young Willy pushed him forwarded and was very proud of him. He was the son whom Willy had attached him dreams upon. When Biff got into trouble his father tried to bail him out. Willy carried a false sense of Biff's accomplishments and abilities which Biff covered nicely.Willy and Biff got along fairly well until Biff caught Willy in a hotel room with another woman. Biff was in his teens and was devastated to see that his father had given the woman the stockings that he had always brought for his mother. It was a turning point in their relationship.Biff feels like he can not live up to his father's expectations. It is easier for him to lie and give his father the stories that he wants to hear instead of the truth. When Biff finally comes to terms with his own behaviors and short comings he tries to tell his father the truth. Willy can not handle the truth. At first Biff is angry but as he sees his father's mental deterioration he tries to fix the situation. He feels pity for his father towards the end of Willy's life.


Which is the main reason that willy expects biff to be successful?

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Who discovered that Willy was having an affair?

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Is biff trying to spite willy?

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Death of a Salesman Question what seems to be the problem between willy and biff?

Willy talks to the absent Biff about his disappointment in Biff's unsteadiness. Biff hopped from job to job after high school and is concerned that he has "waste[d] his life." Source: Sparknotes


What does Bernard ask Willy?

What happened between Biff and Willy in New England.


Bernard asks willy?

What happened between biff and willy in New England