In addition, author Jon Dietrick whose article, “The Jungle Is Dark and Full of Diamonds”: Natural Value and the Logic of Naturalism in Death of a Salesman" appeared in the ebook Death of a Salesman states, " The stolen or freely given object is not reduced to money, not drained of its individual and irreplaceable qualities. Seen in this light, Biff’s frequent stealing (of basketballs [18, 82], a football [20], lumber [36], and finally a pen [76]) represents an attempt to escape the alienating world of economic exchange and thus assuage his anxiety concerning reality and appearances, hard value and soft money". This critics by Dietrick is reinstating how Willy's idea of materialism really influence Biff in his early childhood,
In addition, author Jon Dietrick whose article, “The Jungle Is Dark and Full of Diamonds”: Natural Value and the Logic of Naturalism in Death of a Salesman" appeared in the ebook Death of a Salesman states, " The stolen or freely given object is not reduced to money, not drained of its individual and irreplaceable qualities. Seen in this light, Biff’s frequent stealing (of basketballs [18, 82], a football [20], lumber [36], and finally a pen [76]) represents an attempt to escape the alienating world of economic exchange and thus assuage his anxiety concerning reality and appearances, hard value and soft money". This critics by Dietrick is reinstating how Willy's idea of materialism really influence Biff in his early childhood,