Although his theft of Bill Oliver's fountain pen echoes his thievery of a carton of basketballs while a shipping clerk fifteen years earlier, it force
Although his theft of Bill Oliver's fountain pen echoes his thievery of a carton of basketballs while a shipping clerk fifteen years earlier, it forces him to confront his dime-a-dozen status. By the age of 34 he has worked in seven states, primarily herding cattle, after he lost his scholarship to the University of Virginia by failing Mr. Birnbaum's math class during his senior year in high school. He ultimately rebels against the illusions created by his father for him and his brother Happy. For ten points, who is this elder son of Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman?
Although his theft of Bill Oliver's fountain pen echoes his thievery of a carton of basketballs while a shipping clerk fifteen years earlier, it forces him to confront his dime-a-dozen status.
Biff Loman