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Death Of A Salesman

Relationships in Death of a Salesman
The father son relationships of Willy, Biff, and Happy in Death of a Salesman change throughout the play. Willy wanted his sons to be well liked and successful even from any early age. As adults Biff and Happy are not the successful men their father wanted and Willy will not accept who they are. He lies to himself by exaggerating his sons' jobs and ambitions. Willy will not accept the truth. Willy's flashbacks show why relationships are strained as well as the dreams he had for his sons. The most dramatic change is in Biff and Willy's relationship and Happy remains in second place through the play. The changes occur around the individual desires of each character.
The relationship of Willy and Biff was picture perfect when we see Biff in high school. Willy was proud of his popular football star son. Biff looked up to his father and wanted to be like him. Their relationship was broken when Biff went to Boston to see his father. Biff went to......


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