Death of a Salesman Biffs confrontation with Wiily

In this scene i think that Biff has finally come to the point where he cannot put up with his father constantly dictating him. He expresses the way he truly feels about himself and his father and the things that has been bothering for a number of years. biff feels as though he has been living all his life just to please his father and not his own self. i think that Willy Loman wants his children to live the of lifestyle that he never had the opportunity to fulfill and still hopes too. he wants them to help him to live the American dream. biff feels as though he is not appreciated and accepted by his father for what he is and is even more hurt because he was never given to the chance the explore the world in the way he wanted to or follow the dreams and career path he had himself. He feels as though he has made nothing and a nobody out of himself, he also thinks this about his father but accepts him nonetheless and just wants the same type of acceptance in return. this is a very emotional scene because thoughts and emotions are coming out about the character.

Death Of a Salesman scene Willy's Affair

In this scene Biff has come to the realization that Willy is not really the person he thought he was. He now sees that he cant confide in his father for help anymore because he is a fake and can no longer look up to and respect him the same way as before. Biff is very hurt to see that his father is having an affair with another woman, and as if he has not disrespected his mother enough he even gave the woman his mother's stockings. I think that willy is having this flash back because it is an indecent that really affects him and the relationship he once had with his son. i believe that it is one of the things from Willy's past which he regrets and is a constant bother and reminder to him because he wished things had played out differently back then but the reality keeps hitting him that there is actually nothing that he can do about the situation

Death of a Salesman Card Playing Scene

In this scene i see that Willy Loman is having another one of his flashbacks about his deceased brother. I think that Willy is stuck in a place where he doesn't want to be but doesn't have a clue or the will power to find away out. I think that willy is one of those people who formulate dreams and aspirations in his head but doesn't actually formulate a plan of how and when to achieve them. It seems as though Willy is hoping for some kind of miraculous big break or someone to give him a boost to help himself out of his situation, I don't see him actually trying hard enough to make something of himself. I think that willy keeps having flash backs about Ben because thinking about Ben takes him to a place of hope that there is actually a possibility that things might work out in his favour.

My view on if Willy Loman's family is responsible for his demise.

There are a combination of factors that led Willy to kill himself. Willy was consumed with his own conception of the American dream. He cannot initially come to terms with the fact that he is no longer a successful salesman, that his sons are not amounting to much, and that he has not been faithful even to the one person who loved him no matter what, his wife Linda. His decision to kill himself may have resulted from a combination of the above factors in his life. Willy is ultimately the one who kills himself, who makes the decision, who acts out of hopelessness and desperation. It is his inability to see past the materialistic side of his American dream that leads him to his destructive action, his inability to remember the preciousness of life. He decides that since he can no longer provide for his family and future, that ultimately he is worth more dead than alive. In fact money may be what actually caused his death, or the pursuit of money for the benefit of family and for the protection of his family's future.