Lies are a thread that ties together much of the plot of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The Lomans are all very self-deceivers, and in their particular fantasies and delusions of reality, they feed and nourish each other. Willy convinces himself that he is effective, generally loved, and that his children are destined to have meaning. Unable to adapt to reality, he abandons it completely through his vivid dreams and finally with suicide. Linda and Happy also accept that the Lomans will become showbiz royalty. Unlike other members of his family, Biff has learned to understand that he and his relatives constantly deceive themselves, and he fights to escape the cycle of lying. Lying is undoubtedly shown a lot in the comedy. It's a recurring topic because so many lies have defeated Willy, Happy, and Biff. Bliss tricks the young woman he's cheating with by telling her she can stand out just enough to get noticed. For example, he states that Biff is the quarterback of the New York Giants. Likewise, in that moment, Biff realizes that his meeting with Oliver was an overall disaster. Biff even stole a pen and admits that he was never a sales representative, but merely a transportation assistant. Biff's entire life has been a lie. His father and brother are also liars, because they pretend to be what they definitely are not. Joyful urges Biff to lie and advise Willy what he needs to hear. Later, in Act II, Biff is shattered by the knowledge that his father is engaging in extramarital involvement. He is crushed and chooses to abandon his particular future. At the end of the show, Biff finally comes face to face with... middle of paper... being erased from him. Conclusion At the end of Death of a Salesman, lying becomes a real problem. Eventually the truth comes out about Biffs' deceit. Biff finally tells Willy that he has been lying for some time. He was actually in prison while he was away. Towards the end Biff opens up to lying and would like to lie again. Biff even admits, "We've never been clean in this house for ten minutes!" (Miller 104). We also get some answers regarding the falseness of the Harpy. Cheerful always said he was fruitful, but we find out he was never high up in the place he worked. He's really just a helper to a helper. Joyful makes herself appear as if she is about as essential as her father was. So you can see that the falsehoods are cheered up at the end of the show and were really the reason for all the claims carefully considered the show.