Pop, I’m nothing! I’m nothing, Pop. Can’t you understand that? There’s no spite in it any more. I’m just what I am, that’s all.
– Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman, Act 2. Biff is said to be "at the peak of his fury" with his father when he says this to him. Told all his life by Willy that he was born to succeed, Biff is having a hard time getting through to a delusional Willy. Unlike his father, Biff doesn’t want to spend his life constantly working for material success, he wants to live a basic life and earn enough to get by. But Willy has unrealistic dreams of his son being rich and successful, after failing to achieve that dream for himself.