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All My Sons Arthur Miller | Summary Major English Class 12
All My Sons by Arthur Miller
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All My Sons Arthur Miller
"All My Sons" is one of the popular plays by Arthur Miller. The play was written in the year 1946 and published in the year 1947. The story of this play is quite wonderful and has been divided into three different acts. The setting of this play is a small town in the USA. The period of the play is after a few years of World War II. The play is based on realistic American drama.
MAIN SUMMARY
All My Sons Arthur Miller
The play begins with the main character, Joe Keller, who is sitting in the backyard with his neighbour Jim Bayliss, a doctor by rofession. Both of them are reading newspapers. Joe Keller is a prosperous and self-made businessman who runs an industry in technology. His neighbour, Jim Bayless, is quite frustrated by his family life. He often spends his time with Keller's family.
Another character in the play is Mrs. Kate Keller. Both Joe and Kate Keller have a son named Chris Keller. Actually, they had another son named Larry Keller, too. Both of Keller's sons fought in the battle of the Second World War. Unfortunately, Larry Keller was killed in that war. Chris Keller is now alive and a junior partner in the manufacturing business of his father.
But Mrs. Kate Keller is damn sure about her son, Larry Keller. She thinks that Larry is missing somewhere; he is still alive, and he will surely return home one day. She is quite an optimistic woman who believes in astrology. Mrs. Kate believes in her neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. Lubey, who know astrology. Both of them have built up Mrs. Kate's confidence in her son, Larry. The Keller family has planted a tree in honour of Larry. The tree has been blown away due to the storm during the month of Larry's birth. According to the Lubey family, the blown tree is a hint of Larry's survival. Due to all these things, Mrs. Kate is so hopeful. But her son, Chris, thinks quite differently. He knows very well that his brother Larry Keller was killed three years earlier while serving in the military during the Second World War. Chris has a girlfriend named Annie Deever, a former girlfriend of his brother Larry. Both Chris and Annie want to marry. Chris speaks to his father about Annie, who has recently come from New York. He asks his father for permission to marry her. Joe Keller doesn't have any problem with Chris's proposal, but his mother Kate has. Mrs. Kate's other son, Larry, is still alive. If Chris and Annie marry, the death of her son, Larry, will be confirmed. So Mrs. Kate won't accept his proposal to marry Annie.
Annie is the daughter of Steve Deever, who has been spending his life in prison for many years. During the Second World War, Steve Deever was an employee in the manufacturing company of Joe Keller. At that time, Steve approved some defective fighter planes' parts (cylinder heads) and sold them to the US Air Force. Due to his act of approval and carelessness, 21 aeroplane fighters were killed in a plane crash. In that case, he was arrested and sent to prison. Steve Deever is still in prison. Steve Deever was just an employee at that company. He did all according to Joe Keller's orders. But Joe Keller escaped himself from that charge and trapped Steve Deever in that case. Keller's family even has doubts about Annie and her revenge for her father. But Annie assures Keller's family, saying that she and her brother George are not in touch with their father, Steve Deever.
Annie's brother George is quite away from this town. After many years, he moves to meet his father, Steve Deever, in prison. After meeting his father, he informs his father that he is going to meet Keller's family tonight. Annie is so afraid of the arrival of her brother George at Keller's house. Mrs. Kate Keller reminds Mr. Joe Keller to be ready to answer George's questions. George arrives there, being quite aggressive. Both Chris and Dr. Jim try their best to make him calm. George blames Joe Keller, alleging a variety of things. According to George, Joe is the main person who has sent his father to prison. He keeps on asking the reason for his bad deeds and destroying a simple person's life. He blames Joe for his approval of defective parts of planes and for pretending to be sick. He wants to know the reason behind all his bad acts. He keeps on questioning him. He doesn't get his answers from Joe Keller and leaves the house furious. Annie also follows her brother and moves out. George forbids his sister Annie to marry Chris Keller, the son of the man who has destroyed the Deevers.
Actually, Joe Keller was the one who committed all the bad deeds during the war. He pretended to be sick and remained at home. His employee, Steve Deever, got arrested. Chris becomes quite upset with his father, Joe. Joe had not only sent an innocent person to prison but also killed 21 pilots during the war. Just for the profit of the company, Joe had committed an irreparable crime in his life. Chris becomes so sad and leaves the house. He drives his car and moves somewhere far away. The next day, Chris comes back and finds Annie. Annie puts forward her desire to marry Chris and live with him, but Mrs. Kate refuses her proposal. At last, Annie takes out a letter written by Larry to her three years ago. She hands the letter to Mrs. Kate. Chris reads out a letter loudly in which Larry reveals his intention of committing suicide due to his father's shameful acts. Joe becomes quite emotional and accepts his guilt for killing all 22 pilots, including his son Larry, and sending innocent Steve to prison for his greed. He admits all the soldiers as "All My Sons." Joe moves inside to get his coat and kills himself with a gunshot off stage. In the end, when Chris expresses remorse despite his resolve, Kate tells him not to blame himself and to move on with his life with Annie, far away from the town.
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