Why does Biff steal so much?

Biff steals things because he is a kleptomaniac. He essentially cannot help himself when he steals Bill Oliver’s fountain pen and runs out of the room. Willy has raised Biff to be a selfish, superficial individual with very little moral values. Biff has been stealing various items ever since he was a child.

Why does Biff ask his old boss for a loan?

Biff Asks Oliver for a Loan Knowing that his father will not be able to help him, Biff decides to go to his former boss, Bill Oliver. When Biff first met Oliver, it was soon after his glory days of high school. Biff was a popular, good-looking athlete with lots of opportunities open to him.

Where do Biff and Happy learn to steal?

Expert Answers Willy also encourages his sons to steal at a young age. Throughout the memory scene, Willy brags to Ben how he sent Biff and Happy to steal sand and lumber from a nearby apartment building.

Why does Biff need a loan?

Why did Biff ask Bill Oliver for a loan?

This is why Biff goes to Bill Oliver to ask him for a loan of $10,000 that would be put towards a down payment for Biff and his brother, Happy, to start a business together. However, during the restaurant scene of the play, we encounter Happy and Biff discussing that Bill Oliver does not even remember Biff when he sees him.

What happens when Biff goes to see Bill?

He waits for six hours to see Bill, and when Bill arrives, he doesn’t even recognize Biff (and he certainly doesn’t invest in Biff’s business idea). When Biff returns home, he plans to tell his father that the plan has failed. Instead, before Biff can tell him, Willy reveals to his family that he’s been fired.

What does Biff mean when he says he failed?

Hearing Biff say that he failed would be like failing twice over for Willy. It would be the ultimate failure, as a matter of fact.

Why is Biff not allowed to tell Willy?

The real reason, however, that Biff is not allowed to tell Willy what happened with Bill Oliver is not so much that Biff cannot tell, but that Willy is too involved in his fantasy of Biff being a big shot to accept otherwise.