reat. But he never teaches them honesty or hard work. His false dream blinds him. He pushes his sons to follow his ideas, not their own wishes. This creates distance instead of understanding in the family.

Biff’s Love and Disappointment: Biff once loved his father more than anyone. As a boy, he thought Willy was a hero. But everything changes after Biff finds Willy with another woman in Boston. He shouts, 

“You fake! You phony little fake!” 

From that moment, Biff loses faith in him. He realizes his father’s life is based on lies. Still, deep inside, Biff loves Willy and wants him to accept the truth. Their love turns into pain because Biff wants honesty while Willy wants illusion. Their broken trust becomes the play’s greatest tragedy.

Happy’s Blind Admiration: Happy, the younger son, blindly follows his father’s false dream. He wants to make Willy proud by becoming rich and “well liked.” He says, 

“It’d be the family again. There’d be the old honor and comradeship.” 

But his life is full of lies and affairs. He tries to please Willy but lacks moral strength. After Willy’s death, Happy still refuses to learn the truth. He says he will continue his father’s dream. Miller shows that Happy’s shallow life reflects Willy’s illusions and empty values.

Conflict Between Truth and Illusion: The real conflict between Willy and his sons is between truth and dream. Biff wants truth, but Willy wants illusion. Biff says, 

“We never told the truth for ten minutes in this house.” 

These words show the family’s false life. Willy hides his failures, and his sons learn to pretend. Their lies destroy trust. Biff’s truth shocks Willy, but he cannot accept it. Miller shows that the failure of this father-son relationship comes from false ideals, pride, and the fear of facing reality.

Love Behind The Conflict: Even with anger and lies, there is love between them. Willy truly wants his sons to have a better life. Biff also cries for him at the end. When Biff says, 

“Pop, I’m nothing. I’m nothing, Pop. Can’t you understand that?”

It breaks Willy’s heart. He misunderstands Biff’s honesty as love and decides to die for him. This love, mixed with guilt and illusion, makes their relationship deeply tragic. Miller shows that love without truth cannot bring peace or happiness.

In termination, we can say that the relationship between Willy and his sons is full of love, pain, and misunderstanding. Willy’s false dreams destroy their natural bond. Biff seeks truth, Happy lives in illusion, and Willy dies chasing success. Through their broken love, Arthur Miller shows that real success comes from honesty, not false pride. Their tragic relationship reflects the failure of the American Dream and the loss of true family values.