| All My Sons reveals the story of Joe Keller, a | | | | far above the much wider responsibility he owes |
| successful middle-aged man who hides a terrible past. | | | | towards the people who rely on the integrity of his |
| During World War II, Keller knowingly sold defective | | | | work. The idea for the play originated in a true story |
| airplane parts to the army in his hurry to meet the | | | | which took place during the Second World War. A |
| order on time. The planes later crashed and resulted in | | | | manufacturer had deliberately shipped out parts which |
| the death of 21 men. Joe Keller who framed his | | | | were defective for use in tanks. This resulted in |
| business partner, Steve Deever for this crime got an | | | | mechanical failures which led to the death of several |
| acquittal himself and lived a free man. In All My Sons, | | | | men. The manufacturer was later convicted for his |
| the playwright, Arthur Miller, questions the morality of a | | | | atrocious crime. |
| man who places his responsibilities towards his family | | | | |