Biff refuses to participate in the charade any longer. His realization is significant because once he verbalizes it to Willy, Linda, and Happy during Scene 13 he separates himself from them.
Biff realizes in Scene 8 that he has been reinventing facts just like Willy. Both men struggle with their emotions and their inability to reconcile. Scene 13 provides the final break between Willy and Biff. He and his father argue, and, when Biff breaks down and cries, holding onto Willy, Willy is amazed and 'elevated' at Biff's love for him. Biff says that he and Willy are nothing but ordinary people who could easily be replaced by others. Biff is tired of fighting and blaming Willy for his own lack of success. According to Biff, the Lomans have not ever been truthful with one another or themselves. Biff blames Willy for his inability to keep a steady job. Biff confronts Willy with the rubber hose and tells him he will not pity him if he commits suicide. Willy refuses to shake Biff's hand and tells him to 'rot in hell if you leave this house!' Willy accuses Biff of wasting his life out of spite.
Biff informs Willy that he is leaving home forever, severing all ties with the family.
