How does Osborne present the character of Cliff in Look Back in Anger? Cliff is a buffer in Osborne's Look Back in Anger. He represents his class...

Cliff Lewis, Jimmy's friend and business partner, has been
chiefly portrayed as a foil to the angry young man, Jimmy. While Jimmy is mostly cynical
and often offensive, Cliff is simple and humane. Yes, Cliff is a buffer in between the
aggressive husband and the docile wife. Cliff belongs to "a no man's land" in between
two enemy territories as he himself has correctly diagnosed. His sympathetic attachment
to Alison serves as an anodyne for her to bear with Jimmy's tirading onslaught to a
considerable length of time. Cliff illustrates the theme of friendship/companionship in
the play, and Jimmy too acknowledges the immense value of Cliff as a worthy
friend.