ALL MY SONS: CONTEXT
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- ALL MY SONS: CONTEXT
- Greek tragedy
- Storytelling as an artform
- The way in which the story is told involves the audience in the fate of the characters
- Individuals represent larger issues in society
- We therefore see the direct consequence of the ideas portrayed by characters
- Joe represents the small minded, unchanging past generation while Chris embodies the new socialist ideals of post war America
- We therefore see the direct consequence of the ideas portrayed by characters
- Protagonist and hamartia
- Joe's inability to accept that the world is bigger than just his family can ultimately be considered his hamartia
- 'Nothing is bigger [than family]' pg77
- Joe's inability to accept that the world is bigger than just his family can ultimately be considered his hamartia
- Ideas of catharsis
- We as an audience see the justice served as a result of the characters crimes
- While the tragic demise of Joe brings about the feelings of pity associated with catharsis, the ending is not so justified for kate...
- We as an audience see the justice served as a result of the characters crimes
- Structure
- 3 acts, unity of time and place with a clear change from start to finish
- Storytelling as an artform
- Miller
- Took inspiration from a true story
- Suggests that the story does in fact reflect contemporary issues Miller faced
- Accused of being unamerican
- Witch hunted for his 'communist ideas'
- Used this experience to write 'The Crucible', another commentary on societal issues
- Witch hunted for his 'communist ideas'
- Inspiration for Joe Keller came from his father
- Businessman who lost it all in the great depression
- Took inspiration from a true story
- The effects of WWII
- Profiteering
- Family vs society
- Many of the older generation fail to see the importance of wider society
- The world has grown a lot during their lifetimes
- Nuclear family became ideal
- Brought about the white pickett fence ideaology
- Appearance and reality skewed as a result
- Brought about the white pickett fence ideaology
- Many of the older generation fail to see the importance of wider society
- Greek tragedy
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