When Biff fails maths at school, he travels to see Willy is Boston to ask him to persuade his teacher to pass him. ... Biff loses faith in his father, and his dreams of passing math and going to college die after that day. ... Willy kills himself, hoping that the insurance money will help his family on their way to success; but the insurance money from his death will help no one, his family still has to deal with the grief that Willy could not accept who he was and who they are. ...

• Word Count: 1574
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

When Biff fails maths at school, he travels to see Willy is Boston to ask him to persuade his teacher to pass him. ... Biff loses faith in his father, and his dreams of passing math and going to college die after that day. ... Willy kills himself, hoping that the insurance money will help his family on their way to success; but the insurance money from his death will help no one, his family still has to deal with the grief that Willy could not accept who he was and who they are. ...

• Word Count: 1542
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The damage in Willy and Biff's relationship begins when Biff goes to ask Willly to help convince the teacher to reverse his poor Math grade. ... Biff was thinking before that his dad was superman- a perfect man who could never fail, but now that Biff sees the truth that his dad is a liar, a cheat, and cannot fix the math grade. ...

• Word Count: 1714
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Biff had just found out that he had flunked math and took the train to talk to his father. ... Willy never really does anything to help the situation, he just escapes into the past, whether intentionally or not, to happier times when he did not have the problems of money and Biff not being anything in life. ...

• Word Count: 1434
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The reader identifies another instance in which Willy does not object to immoral actions when he knows Bernard, the son of Willy's long time friend, is giving Biff the answers to his math test. ... Howard tries to listen to Willy, but he is not able to help Willy with his request. ... Charley helps Willy financially when Willy cannot pay all his bills. ...

• Word Count: 1921
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School