All My Sons
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Act 1 Act 2 Act 3
Themes
All Themes Family and Familial Obligation Loss and Memory War, Morality, and Consequences Wealth and Its Accumulation Liability, Culpability, and Guilt
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Characters
All Characters Joe Keller Kate Keller Chris Keller Ann Deever George Deever Dr. Jim Bayliss Sue Bayliss Frank Lubey Bert Larry Keller Steve Deever
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All Symbols Larry’s Tree Dry Socks
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All My Sons

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Arthur Miller

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Act 1
  • Act 2
  • Act 3
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Family and Familial Obligation Theme Icon
    Family and Familial Obligation
  • Loss and Memory Theme Icon
    Loss and Memory
  • War, Morality, and Consequences Theme Icon
    War, Morality, and Consequences
  • Wealth and Its Accumulation Theme Icon
    Wealth and Its Accumulation
  • Liability, Culpability, and Guilt Theme Icon
    Liability, Culpability, and Guilt
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Joe Keller
  • Kate Keller
  • Chris Keller
  • Ann Deever
  • George Deever
  • Dr. Jim Bayliss
  • Sue Bayliss
  • Frank Lubey
  • Bert
  • Larry Keller
  • Steve Deever
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Larry’s Tree Symbol Icon
    Larry’s Tree
  • Dry Socks Symbol Icon
    Dry Socks
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Larry’s Tree

Larry’s disappearance in the war is one of the Keller family’s great traumas. After the war and Chris’s return to work for Joe, the family planted a tree to memorialize Larry, in the backyard… read analysis of Larry’s Tree

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Dry Socks

In a conversation with Annie at the close of Act 1, Chris recounts a brief story of a GI in the war who offered Chris his last pair of dry socks. Chris views this gesture… read analysis of Dry Socks

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