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That's just what I mean. Bernard can get the best marks in school, y'understand, but when he gets out into the business world, y'understand, you are going to be five times ahead of him."
After reading the play, I find this quote to be almost humorously ironic, y'understand. It turns out that Bernard reaches success and even has a case at the supreme court, while Biff is essentially a nobody. Therefore, they are foil characters. I saw this early on. Bernard always made a point to work hard in school and he encouraged Biff to keep up on his studies. You could call Bernard the nerd. On the other hand, Biff doesn't concern himself with grades; only sports and his highly esteemed slef. He belides these things will get him far down the road of life, but they don't get him anywhere. Bernard, though, worked hard and succeeded. Bernard had a better understanding of the path to achieving the American dream.
Side note, I really don't know why I'm up doing blogs. They're due Tuesday. I'm just bored I guess. Well...I'm going to sleep and hopefully have a dream in which I am iron man. Night
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