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ALL MY SONS
SUBJECTS — Drama/U.S.; U.S./1941 - 1991;
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING — Crime; Marriage; Father/Son;
MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS — Trustworthiness; Responsibility.
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This play is a classic of American theater. It explores themes that are interesting to teenagers and it was written to be read as well as performed. TeachWithMovies.com recommends reading the play or seeing it presented on stage. We do not recommend using the 1948 movie version. The TWM Learning Guide to All My Sons is designed to assist in preparing a lesson plan for reading the play or watching a performance.
All My Sons is a great work of art, captivating audience and reader alike. It has multiple layers of meaning and presents with universal themes. It provides social perspectives and psychological insights. It poses ethical questions that will be interesting to teenagers.
The TeachWithMovies.com Learning Guide to All My Sons provides a full and in-depth analysis of this Tony Award winning play. The Guide explores the play's use of language, symbol, character, irony, and foreshadowing. It compares the structure of the play to ancient Greek tragedy and analyzes the character of Joe Keller as tragic hero. The Guide evaluates the play and its characters from a social, historical and psychological perspective. It discusses the themes of the play and helps teachers and parents lead students to work through the moral issues of cheating and taking responsibility. The Guide contains more than 70 discussion questions with suggested answers to fully explore the dimensions of the play.
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All My Sons, by Arthur Miller, is a story of the American Dream gone sour.
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To give you a sense of how our Learning Guides can be used by teachers as lesson plans and by parents to supplement school curriculum or for homeschooling, we have set out the list of the universal themes discussed in the Learning Guide to All My Sons.
The "full loathsomeness of anti-social action";
Assaulting the "Fortress of Unrelatedness" -- The Limits of the American Dream -- Pursuing Profit at the Expense of Society;
Parent/Child Conflict;
Appearances vs. Reality -- How Refusing to Acknowledge the Truth Warps People and Relationships;
The Dangers of Inaccuracies of Self-Image;
The Law of Unintended Consequences;
The Compromises People Make;
Idealism vs. Cynicism.
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