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Book Review By Bridgette Redman
All My Sons by Arthur Miller

The three-act play, first performed shortly after World War II, focuses on the Kellers, a family in Middle America. The father (Joe Keller) and his business partner (Herbert Deever) manufactured plane parts during the war and his partner was convicted and imprisoned for shipping out faulty parts which caused the deaths of military pilots. Shortly after that conviction, Joe Keller's oldest son, Larry, was reported missing in action.

The play opens three years later as the mother, Kate, continues to hold onto the belief that her eldest son is still alive. She so strongly believes this that she wants to stand in the way of Larry's fiancé and Herbert Deever's daughter, Ann Deever, from marrying Kate's younger son, Chris. As the play progresses, you learn the Keller parents are still keeping some intense secrets from everyone, including Chris who worships and respects his father. Ann's brother George is the catalyst for many of these secrets being revealed and forever changing the family.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians Yes
Conflict:

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 60's-90's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
United States Yes

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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