And I never got anywhere because you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody! That’s whose fault it is!
– Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman, Act 2. Biff tries to get Willy to face the truth. He says that the reason he got nowhere in life was because his father filled him with false pride and big ideas about success. He blames Willy’s poor parenting on his failures. Biff has just had an unsuccessful meeting with his former boss to get the money to start a business, but the man didn’t even remember him.