All My Sons
Family guilt unravels
All My Sons is a 1947 play by Arthur Miller about a manufacturer who shipped defective airplane parts during World War II, causing the deaths of American pilots.
The title refers to the father's belated recognition that the dead airmen were all his sons—his moral responsibility extended beyond his own family.
The play established Miller's reputation and introduced themes of guilt, denial, and the American Dream that he would explore further in Death of a Salesman.
- Arthur MillerAmerican dramatist, mid-century
- MillerOccupational surname for grain-grinders
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- familyRelated people together
- guiltMoral self-reproach
war · World War II · post-war America · profiteering · war profiteer · blood money · Joe · Chris · Larry · Keller · airplane · conscience · moral reckoning · suicide · betrayal · secrets · father · sins of the father
- PlaysHamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear
- Arthur MillerThe Crucible, Clara, Willy Loman
- Postwar TheatreWaiting for Godot, The Crucible, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Samuel Beckett
- TragediesHamlet, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet
All My SonsThe Importance of Being Earnest
Victorian comedy of manners
farce · screwball comedy · light entertainment · comedy · musical comedy