The Downfall of Biff Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of A Salesman Even though Willy Loman in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman was frequently haunted by the flashback of the time Biff caught him with another woman, he knew in his heart that his Boston affair left his oldest son bitterly “crestfallen” (1880). Willy Loman’s clandestine, adulterous affair continued unabated, until his son Biff caught him in a hotel room with a prostitute. …showed first 75 words of 1339 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1339 total…so, it was a rejection of Willy and what Willy wanted for him. Having his illusion of his father destroyed, likewise overturned Biff’s own sense of importance. To sum it all up, when a son looks up to his father and endeavors to please him, only to discover that he is an impostor, it could weaken his own sense of worth, cause his father’s disappointment and quite possibly lead to his own downfall.