The video clip of the last scene in Death of a Salesman was one that contained a lot of emotions in it. By viewing the scene, one could actually see all of the emotions of Willy and Biff Loman coming out clearer than if it was only read.
The dramamtic significance of this scene seems to be to show that Biff finally realised that the " American Dream" was not the best dream to follow or believe in. The scene further showed the audience that Biff came to understand that all of them, Willy, Biff and Happy have been lying there way in every situation for just about their entire life since it always seemed like the right way to go about doing things since that is what Willy believed, and decided to instill in Biff and Happy from their early childhood lives.
This drastic change in Biff's look on life seems to be a turning point for the drama and somewhat an ease off of Biff's life since he now knows that he has to work hard for what he wants to accomplish, and being well liked won't necessarily get him anywhere if he does not have anything of substance to be well liked or looked up to for. In addition, this change seems to catch Willy off guard and as a result he does not seem like he wants to listen to what Biff has to say since he thinks he' talking out of spite. In the end Biff forces Willy to listen and Biff cries because of the emotional conversation they are having.
This is seemingly the most powerful and emotional part of the drama and shows how strong Biff is in the end for finding out that the "American Dream" i not going to get him anywhere and that what he has been following for his entire life was not the best on look on life and how to live it successfully.
Nice evaluation and you understood clearly the significance of the scene and that this is the turning point for Biff.
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