Death of a Salesman: Character Profile and Follow-Up Biff Loman: Living the Life After the “tragic death” of his father Willy Loman, Biff intended to follow in the footsteps of his father, leading him to be in a similar position to that of his father. After 2 years of door-to-door begging and pleading for money from old colleagues, Biff was able to pursue his dreams and do exactly what he wanted to do the most; live …showed first 75 words of 659 total…

…showed last 75 words of 659 total…Willy because she did not support him enough. Linda becomes similar to Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, in that she makes a habit of removing and returning a small piece of hose every morning and every night. Finally, Linda dies in her sleep completely alone, and unnoticed. It becomes quite clear that she was merely the peel on a fruit, similar to Willy, seeing as her sons never show up to check on her.