Play All My Sons

All My Sons 

* About the Author :-

                           Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist, and a controversial figure in the twentieth-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953) and A View from the Bridge (1955, revised 1956). He wrote several screenplays and was most noted for his work on The Misfits (1961). The drama Death of a Salesman has been numbered on the short list of finest American plays in the 20th century.

* About the Play :-

                                   All My Sons is a 1947 Play by Arthur Miller. All My Sons is indeed appropriate for Miller's play Of that name .The title refers to 21 Air Pilots Who were killed during the war on Account of the Defective Cylinder head fitted into the P -40 which men had been flying in the course of their Raids over the Enemy Territory .The Aeroplane had Crashed because of Engine failure resulting from the defective cylinder which had been supplied by Joe Keller's Factory and which had been fitted into those Aeroplanes. This is incident which had been included in plot of the Play.

                  Chris Keller is the son of Joe and Kate Keller. His affection for his parents is great. His younger brother Larry fought as a pilot in the Second World War and was reported missing. Everyone believes that he is dead but his mother refuses to accept it. Chris is very considerate to his mother. He wants to marry Ann who was Larry’s girl but does not want to upset his mother. He wants a regular wedding and wants everybody to be happy.

                         So he waited for three years hoping that his mother would accept Larry’s death. Chris is a good man who likes everybody around him. Dr. Jim Bayliss is a successful; doctor who would like to do medical research. Chris always encourages him to continue with his research and discover things. But Sue Bayliss who wants only money calls it ‘Phoney Idealism’ and complains to Ann that Chris is ruining their lives she resents ‘living next door to the Holy Family’. According to her, Chris is also compromising when he enjoys his father’s money (because everyone knows that Joe Keller is also responsible for sending the defective cylinder heads.)

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