They’ve laughed at Dad for years, and you know why? Because we don’t belong in this nuthouse of a city! We should be mixing cement on some open plain or – or carpenters. A carpenter is allowed to whistle!
– Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman, Act 1. Biff is not happy with the life Willy made for him in New York city. He doesn’t like the idea that his dad was made fun of because he wasn’t successful in business. Here Biff reveals that he would be more at home in the open plain and working with his hands.