All My Sons

Summary

Summer 1947. Joe Keller, a self-made businessman and respected pillar of the community lives with his family in an idyllic neighborhood. It’s a good life. Even though a son remains missing after the war as his mother optimistically hopes for his return. Joe buries the truth about the role he played in the tragic death of 21 pilots during the war by issuing defective airplane parts that he manufactured alongside his business partner. Inspired by a true story, Arthur Miller’s classic drama explores how one man’s moral bankruptcy and the decisions he makes results in devastating consequences for those he loves and aims to protect.