Friday, May 7, 2010
Biff
Biff's speaking voice, worldview, and penchant for taking credit for major inventions are engaging characteristics that help keep us turning more than 400 pages. But when all is said and done, do you like Biff? Would you want to be friend with him? He seems to have some very negative character traits. He is misogynistic, referring to many women in the book (aside from the Magdalene) as a "shrieking harpy" or besought with demons. He lazes around and sends the other disciples off to do tasks. He has an overactive punching reflex. But he's utterly devoted to Joshua. So: is he the best man at your wedding, or is he the guy you put in your bridal party in order to keep an eye on him?
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I like Biff. He is definately a loyal friend. If he were my best man, and he could be, I'd just make sure that he didn't have too much to drink before the speech, but inevitably he would, and then there would be embarassment.
ReplyDeleteI like him, probably, because he's an open book. You know what you're getting with him. He says what everyone else is thinking. He's a very genuine person; not like that Judas. Whom incidentally I would have unfriended from facebook a long time ago.