Dad, you’re never going to see what I am, so what’s the use of arguing? If I strike oil I’ll send you a check. Meantime forget I’m alive.
– Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman, Act 2. The theme of family and father and son comes into play when Biff bids goodbye to Willy and leaves the Loman home. Biff feels that he cannot have a meaningful conversation with Willy. In his parting words, he shows his love for his father. But they simply cannot live together. Willy is a selfish person who wants to live his failed American Dream of prosperity through Biff. Biff on the other hand is a lover of the ourdoors and Willy refuses to see this. He touches on Willy’s unhealthy obsession with wealth and prosperity by promising to send him a check if he strikes oil.