All My Sons: Miller's Chief Criticism Of American Society
By: Richard Younge
A shot was heard throughout the Keller home as Joe ended his guilty,
worthless life. Miller criticizes that American society has become corrupt- a
place of selfishness, where people care too much about themselves, and that
which benefits them, and will go to any lengths to achieve that goal; even if
the repercussions of their actions will bring harm to other people. He stresses
that money seems to be the key factor that drives society to this level of
corruption.
Miller emphasizes this point in several ways. The first example is that
Keller knowingly ships out cracked cylinder heads, that will crash an airplane
if used, to prevent his business from going bankrupt, claiming that he did it
for his family. The second example is that Sue would rather Jim make allot of
money, and not do medical research- which is what he really wanted to do. The
third example is Jim's abdication of his pursuit of medical......
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