Biff and Happy are both the sons of Willy and Linda. They are both well built.
Biff is two years older, and has just returned home. He had been previously worked as a farmhand, and before that just picking up odd jobs here and there.
Biff used to be really popular in high school, but now Willy says he is lazy. I’m not quite yet sure if Biff or Happy are reliable characters. It sort of shows Happy as a womanizer, and Biff as a bit dishonest. Biff feels the need to take control, like he does with his executives’ girlfriends. He lures them away and “ruins” them, and then goes to the weddings. I trust Biff a bit more than Happy, but I’m not sure about either of them yet.
Neither Happy nor Biff are happy. Biff talks about being mixed up and how he acts like a boy because he’s not “stuck into something.” Even though Happy has the regular type of job with success and money, he’s still not happy either. “It’s what I’ve always wanted. My own apartment, a car, and plently of women. And still, goddammit, I’m lonely.” (pg. 23) Both Biff and Happy are very confused, and neither are truly content or happy. Neither of the men are in a real relationship, and they want to be.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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