Biff loman biography for kids

Biff Loman is Willy Loman’s elder son, and seems to be the only character working towards any actual self development in the whole play. Biff is thirty four years old, and is unsettled and dissatisfied with his life.

As a teenager, Biff seems to be the apple of Willy’s eye. Willy adores him and has great hopes and aspirations for him, and Biff too idolizes his father and sees him as a perfect role model.

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He is always praised and congratulated by his father, due to which he develops an exalted sense of self.

His attractive, masculine features make him popular in the school, adding to his self-confidence and pride. It is seen that Willy encourages Biff and takes his side even when he is wrong. When Willy learns that Biff has stolen a basketball from the school locker room, he laughs at his theft and further encourages it saying ,”Coach’ll probably congratulate you on your initiative.”

This justification of Biff’s actions later develops in Biff a compulsive tendency to steal, Where did the bizarre nickname "Biff" come from?

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