Throughout his life he got into a habit of stealing. First he goes to jail in Kansas City for stealing a suit, then he tells his father about the evident fact: “I stole myself out of every good job since high school!” The last theft in the play happens when Biff steals a fountain pen in Bill Oliver’s office.
The head of the family doesnt utterly care about the consequences, emphasizing that he got a couple of fearless characters there.Īfter leaving school Biff’s tendency to stealing continued. And when his neighbour Charlie tries to warn him and bring him to reason by saying Listen, if they steal any more from that building the watchmanll put the cops on them! Willy starts boasting that this is not the first time they commit such a crime: You shoulda seen the lumber they brought home last week. He just ordered his boys to go and steal some sand without any confusion: Boys! Go right over to where theyre building the apartment house and get some sand. I also remember the episode from the first act, when Willy wanted to rebuild the porch of their house. He considered Bernard to be a dreadful swot and was laughing at him. From time to time Biff cheated by getting answers from his classmate Bernard, who couldn’t refuse him, because Biff was stronger.Īnd it was Willy Loman who taught Biff think and behave like that. He also got some grades by dishonest means. When Biff was at school he stole a carton of basketballs, later he stole football equipment from school without his trainer’s permission. The play isn’t written chronologically with some flashbacks into Biff’s childhood. Moreover, I think that he completely failed his role of father, because during his life he taught and encouraged Biff to steal and saw no harm in it. Willy Loman lives in the world of illusion, in the world that he has imagined for himself and for his sons. He is a promising football star at high school: he is strong, handsome and popular with both friends and with women. The play introduces Biff to the reader as Willyr’s oldest son. “Reasons of Stealing Things by Biff Loman”
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