All My Sons Written by Arthur Miller

All My Sons All My Sons is a play written by Arthur Miller. It takes place in two days and is just a few years after World War Two. The play only has one set and it is the back yard of the Keller’s where there is a tree that has been split in half. This play was instrumental in launching the career of Miller. It is also a tragedy that deals with the greed of America and a skewed version of one’s duty toward country. The play starts act one off in the morning with Joe Keller the main character, Dr. Jim Bayliss, and Frank who is the first to point out the fallen tree that served as a memorial to Larry Joe Keller’s son who went missing in action. They talk about the tree and Keller mentions that Annie is sleeping upstairs. Annie is the daughter of Keller’s former partner Steve, who was convicted for selling the air force bad parts for one hundred and twenty-one planes. Then Chris Keller makes his first appearance after both the neighbors wives stop bye. Chris is the other son of Joe Keller and tells his father that he invited Annie because he wants to ask her to marry him. His father isn’t entirely excited about the idea because Annie was Larry’s girl and if she were to marry Chris that would be admitting the death of Larry who Kate Keller still thinks is alive although Joe and Chris both have accepted that he is dead. Kate Keller is the wife of Joe and mother of Chris and Larry. Mrs. Keller thinks the broken tree is a sign that Larry will be coming home. When Chris tells his mother that she should try and forget about Larry she acts hysterical and threatens to kill herself. The next character that enters is Annie who provides plenty of awkward moments and it is then when you find out about Annie’s father and Joe’s business and the case. Then the first act ends with Annie getting a phone call from her brother George who is in New York where their father is being held. The second act starts later in the day when Mother tells Chris that she thinks that George