Betrayal
Willy's primary obsession throughout the play is what he considers to be Biff's betrayal of his ambitions for him. When Biff walks out on WIlly's ambitions for him, Willy takes this rejection as a personal affront. Willy, after all, is a salesman and Biff's ego-crushing rebuff ultimately reflects Willy's inability to sell him the American dream - the product in which Willy himself believes in most faithfully. Willy assumes that Biff's betrayal stems from Biff's discovery of Willy's affair with the woman - a betrayal of Linda's love. Whereas Willy feels that Biff has betrayed him, Biff feels Willy, a "phony little fake", has betrayed him with his unending stream of lies.
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