The playwright, Arthur Miller, was living a comfortable and wealthy
lifestyle, until his family lost everything in 1929. Ever since, his life has
changed forever. Eventhough it was a difficult point in his life, he didn't
forget to mention the importance of personal and social responsibility, especially
in his play "All My Sons".
Just like Miller's father, Keller had felt like he was losing everything.
During the play, he was very close to
lose his business, since he took part in(ww.-caused) the death of 21 pilots by shipping cracked cylinder heads. However, he tried his best to prevent it for the sake of his
family(this is not very clearly explained). Miller used Keller and Chris, in order to represent the values he
believed in and the ones he didn't. Chris is the idealist, who has morals and
values, while his father, Keller, gave up on his values and on his responsibility
for the society for materialistic benefits.
As I see it, Miller emphasizes
the importance of personal and social responsibility through Chris'
character, and the moral corruption and materialism through Keller's character.
To conclude, I would say that the information about Arthur Miller's
life added to my understanding of the play "All My Sons". Through
this information, I understood better the behavior of the main characters as
well as the message of the play. Miller tries to emphasize how important it is
to take responsibility and be moral even when its very difficult, if not, you'll
get hurt. Just like in the play, Keller killed himself after not taking
responsibility for too long.
God work
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Daphna
God work
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Daphna
