Death of a Salesman- Character and Plot Analysis 4

Now that we have reached the conclusion of the play, the resolution of the plot is starting to gradually become clearer. This portion of the play consists mostly of continuing tension between the Loman family until the very end. Biff and his father seem to continually bump heads with one another and spend most of their time together arguing about how Biff is, in his father's eyes, a failure in life because of his inability to get started in the business world. Linda is not heard from very much as the play comes to a close, however she does appear in the end to be very mad at Biff for fighting. Once again, she seems to play the role of the mediator in the relationship between the family, as does Happy towards the conclusion. She progressively becomes more and more unsatisfied with Biff, as she feels that Willy is dying and Biff should be making more of an effort to get along with his father during this time. For me, as the reader, it is difficult to see who is most at fault or the cause of the tension relationship because it appears as if both Biff and his father put a lot of pressure on each other. It is apparent that Willy feels that his son is not as successful as he should be at this point in his life but it is also extremely evident that Biff feels this pressure immensely and easily lets it get to him. After Willy dies at the end of the play, I felt the respect that Biff and the rest of the Loman family felt for him. I truly appreciated how the play ended with Willy able to know that Biff really did love him.