All My Sons (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Arthur Miller
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Mid-twentieth century
- Setting: An American town
- Principal Characters: Joe Keller, Kate, Chris, Ann Deever, George
- Genres: Naturalistic literature, Drama, Psychological drama
- Subjects: Values, Family or family life, United States or Americans, Parents and children, Pragmatism, Suicide, 1940’s, Guilt, Yards or backyards, Fathers, Veterans, Ethics, Success or failure, Idealism, Factory management
- Locales: New York, NY, East (U.S.)
The Story:
The night Ann Deever returned to her old neighborhood to visit Chris Keller and his family, a tree in their backyard blew over in a storm. The tree had been planted as a memorial to the older Keller son, Larry, a fighter pilot who was lost in World War II. The morning after the storm, family members and neighbors gathered in the yard to chat, to read the newspaper, and to discuss Ann’s return.
Ann’s father, who had been Joe Keller’s partner in a wartime business, was in the penitentiary for having allowed cracked cylinder heads to be shipped, which had...
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