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Biff Loman Interview
This is your life, Biff Loman
I: Interviewer
B: Biff
C: The couch
Be: Bernard
W: Women

I: Welcome to the “This is Your Life, Biff Loman!” TV show, we are interviewing Bill Loman from “A Death of a Salesman” about the occurrences in his life and his realisation of many pivotal events which caused his revelations. (Audience clapping)

I: In the originally we see that Biff eventually succumbs to his father’s tactics – with fateful consequences, however the discovery that Willy has a mistress strips him of his faith in Willy and loses his ambition to study and succeed. Biff how do u feel about your past?

B: The past brings back many joyful yet many memories which caused the deterioration of my family and their situation. I’ve realised that without the past I couldn’t have been the person I’ve become currently. Subsequent to the death of my father, Willy Loman I was determined to break through the lies surrounding the Loman family in order to come to realistic terms with my own life. Ever since my adulthood I longed to understand myself even if that understanding is …show more content…
Biff was smart and had a lot of potential which wasn’t seen by Willy, he was capable of fulfilling the American dream conversely there were numerous barriers which stood in the way. After he failed his maths test he decided to visit Charley in Boston and this is when it could be recognised that he lost all aspiration to establish a better life. Since the death of Willy Loman it has been thrilling to hear that Biff has been able to alter his path in life along with his self realisation that American dream with not favour those who have the aim of getting rich however it needs the ambition and motivation to achieve this goals by taking
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