Happy and Biff

Happy and Biff come into the novel after a short intro from their parents. They are both boys and both fully grown and are returning home for a night and sleep in their old beds. They both had just gotten back in from a double date. Happy and Biff in my mind are both unreliable characters because they have no real directions for their lives. Happy is moving up the chain of a store but is also boinking every girl that he sees on the way up. I do not think that he is happy because he is so ready to abandon his job and just go out west with Biff but I also think that he loves being the guy that can get any girl in New York. It is also important in my mind that he is prideful because he is not willing to leave until he gets the chance to walk into the store as a high roller. Biff on the other hand is not reliable because he can not settle down. He gets stage fright anytime spring rolls around. He cannot keep a job and thus is a 34 year old without a calling. I do not think either of them are truly happy because they are not doing everything they want which for Biff is owning a ranch out west and for happy being that powerful man that everyone sees walk into the store.