Essay 2 Points and quotes Flashcards
Paragraph 1 Point 1
As a child, Biff is taught that superficial characteristics like being popular and well liked will allow him to do whatever he wants, just like his father does.
Paragraph 1 Point 1 Quotes
“coach’ll probably congratulate you on your initiative”
“thank Almighty God you’re built like adonises”
“the man who creates personal interest is the man who gets ahead”
Paragraph 1 Point 2 quotes
“you fake! you phony little fake”
“the class came right before practice, see, I didn’t go enough”
“I begged him, Pop, but he won’t give me those points”
“he wouldn’t listen to you”
Paragraph 1 Point 2
I going to boston to ask his father to help him with passing math, Biff faces that reality that his father is not honorable and hard-working an that he can’t use superficial characteristics to get out of everything
Paragraph 2 Point 1
After coming to this realization, Biff becomes unmotivated to be successful out of spite against his father
Paragraph 2 Point 1 Quotes
“laid down and died like a hammer hit him”
“I took them down to the cellar and burned them up in the furnace”
Paragraph 2 Point 2
Biff also begins to struggle with his identity as he doesn’t know who he wants to be or what he wants to do in his reality
Paragraph 2 point 2 Quotes
“I’d like to go into business”
“all you really desire is to be outdoors with your shirt off”
Paragraph 3 Point 1
Despite coming to the realization about his father, Pip still retains the illusion of how being well like will lead to success
Paragraph 3 Point 1 Quotes
“he did like me. Always liked me”
Paragraph 3 Point 2
Biff’s reality is that despite having an opportunity in the past, he squandered it by stealing from the man he is now going to ask for money from
Paragraph 3 Point 2 Quotes
“I realized what a ridiculous lie my life has been”
“waited six hours for him”
Paragraph 4 Point 1
In having reality shown to him, Biff welcomes it and accepts what he wants in life, free of societal pressures
Paragraph 4 Point 1 Quotes
“I’m just what I am, that’s all”
“take that phony dream and burn it”
“Pop, I’m nothing Pop”
