Death Of A Salesman: Family Hindered By Their Dysfunctional Nature

Part I of Essay
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 th ....

Part II of Essay
.... excessive praise, and that makes Biff conceited. Such great praise allows Biff to have pride in himself and his family, which eventually leads Biff to feel content and fulfilled in his younger years. Biff believed, due to his father’s pride, that he was too good for mediocre tasks, and should not settle for them. Biff stated, "I never got anywhere because you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody!"(105). Like any son, Biff praised, respected, and loved his father. Biff’s problem was taking his father’s l ....