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"All my Sons"
Analytical Essay # 115744
"All my Sons"
An analysis of the play "All my Sons" by Arthur Miller.
1,707 words (approx. 6.8 pages) |
6 sources |
MLA | 2009
Paper Summary:
The paper describes the story in "All my Sons" of a family involved in creating airplane parts for the government during World War II who knowingly sold defective parts, leading to the deaths of 21 pilots. The paper then discusses the many real instances of failed and flawed parts in machinery during World War II. The paper shows how this play centers on the American dream and family, but also points out the negative side of the American dream, such as greed, capitalism, and shoddy workmanship.From the Paper:
"Joe OK's the repair of several cracked cylinder heads for Air Corps planes after his plant foreman, Steve Deever, notifies him of the defect. Several weeks later, 21 planes crash, killing their pilots, and Steve and Joe are arrested and imprisoned. Joe convinces the court that he knew nothing of the crime, and is released, while Steve remains behind bars. Steve's daughter, Ann, was engaged to Larry, but has since fallen in love with Joe's other son, Chris, and they want to marry. Joe's wife, Kate, knows the truth, but has never told anyone, keeping Joe's secret safe. The play establishes all this past history in the first act, and then moves on to the final confrontation between the family that leads to tragic consequences."Sample of Sources Used:
- Abbotson, Susan C. W. Student Companion to Arthur Miller. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000.
- Editors. "Johnsville Naval Air Development Center." ExplorePAHistory.com. 2003. 22 April 2008.<http://www.explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=976>
- Editors. "Silent Victory - World War II." U.S. Navy. 2008. 22 April 2008<http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/images/silentvictory.pdf>
- Ford, Dan. "The Sorry Saga of the Brewster Buffalo."<http://www.warbirdforum.com/saga.htm>
- Miller, Arthur. A View from a Bridge and All My Sons. New York: Penguin, 1961.
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"All my Sons" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-All-my-Sons/115744
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""All my Sons"" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-All-my-Sons/115744>
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