Death of a Salesmen
...w his son had grown up to be it is almost assured that he reflected on his father‘s values. Also with Willy, when Willy realized that Biff had cared for him even when we wasn’t around, Biff later had grown up to see and respect what his father’s values were. For Pa and his son Dave in “Split Cherry Tree” Pa’s values are definitely shown. In my beliefs they seem to be shown when Pa had realized his son had been telling the truth about his debt and that Pa would help with the debt his son had to pay. When Professor Herbert was going to let Dave go home with his father, Dave’s father had rejected because he had told him when you make a promise you must keep it. So respecting his father’s values and his own in the story it is said, “You are goin’ to do as he says. He’s a good man. School has changed from my day and time. I’m a dead leaf, Dave. I’m behind. I don’t belong here. If he’ll let me I’ll get a broom and we’ll both sweep one hour. That pays your debt. I’ll hep you pay it. I’ll ast ’im and see if he won’t let me hep you.” Willy Loman’s values had also definitely shown in Biff has he grew into a man. Even though Willy’s failure to recognize the tormented love offered to him by his family is vital to the climax of his torturous day, and in the play it presents this failure as the real disaster. Despite this failure, Willy makes the most extreme sacrifice in his attempt to leave an inheritance that will allow Biff to fulfill the American Dream. In the play Biff acknowledged his failure and eventually manages to confront it. Biff’s discovery that Willy has a mistress strips him of his faith in Willy and Willy’s ambitions for him. Consequently, Willy sees Biff as an underachiever, while Biff sees ...