LETTA: I think it’s sweet you bring your daddy along.
MISS FORSYTHE: Oh, he isn’t really your father!
BIFF (at left, turning to her resentfully): Miss Forsythe, you’ve just seen a prince walk by. A fine, troubled prince. A hardworking, unappreciated prince. A pal, you understand? A good companion. Always for his boys.
LETTA: That’s so sweet.
– Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman, Act 2. Biff is speaking to the girls who have joined him and Happy at the restaurant. He expresses his feelings about his father Willy who has staggered to the washroom after being overwhelmed by distressing memories of the past. When the girls appear to make fun of Willy, Biff shows great compassion by defending his father and painting him as a noble and tragic figure. He portrays Willy as a troubled but hardworking and a caring father.