Arthur Miller's The Death of a Salesman

ng the rules, which could be a reason for Biff's history with stealing. When Biff was growing up his father never scolded or disciplined him for stealing and Biff grew up thinking that it didn't matter:
             BIFF: Did you see the new football I got?
             WILLY, examining the ball: Where'd you get a new ball?
             BIFF: The coach told me to practice my passing.
             WILLY: Is that so and he gave you the ball, heh?
             BIFF: Well I borrowed it from the locker room. He laughs confidentially
             WILLY, laughing with him at the theft: I want you to return that.
             HAPPY: I told you he wouldn't like it!
             BIFF angrily: Well, I'm bringing it back!
             WILLY, stopping the incipient argument, to Happy: Sure, he's gotta practice with a regulation ball, doesn't he? To Biff: Coach'll probably congratulate you on you're initiative! (Penguin Plays, 30)
             Initially, Biff is somewhat like his father in the fact that he has been living a lie most of his life, but unlike his fa
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