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Biff And Happy: A Comparative Analysis
My goal for this essay is to articulate my ideas in a more direct manner. I want to get straight to the point and cut out everything else. I would also like to improve on my punctuation as it is pretty bad right now. Biff and Happy are two sides of the same coin. They grew up together in the same place side by side; however, they ended up on two completely different paths. The same can be said for the two boys in “Tracks and Ties,” these two friends who did everything together went their separate ways. Now there are a bunch of connections I could make between the two; how both Biff and the two boys steal, how they grew up in a bad side of town. One goes on to college and the other keeps with his indolent ways. I could even make the connection between Biff who works in Texas on a farm and the mother who goes for her detox. I’m going to use the mother and Biff because both of those people share something in common. No matter where you, go family will always have your back.
Then you came downstairs in just your jeans, no shirt, your chest pale and thin, your
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In many ways I can relate to that. The fact that the world is hard place to flourish is something that hits home with Biff as well as me. However, we find that Biff is concerned with the whole money aspect of life even though he’s found something that he loves to do which is seldom said by others. The real world stupefies me, the fact that in a few years I’ll be on my own and starting my journey to create an impact in the world. As Arthur miller brilliantly describes the life of Biff to be one that lacks a legitimate direction. I’m scared that I’ll end up in the same place as Biff, having lived almost half of my life with nothing to show for it. The money isn’t my main concern, my dream is to make an impact on this world and the people around me. If I can do that by the time I’m Biff’s age I’ll be

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