The Dangers of Shirking Responsibility in Arthur Millers All My Sons

The Dangers of shirk Responsibilityin Arthur Millers All My Sons Arthur Millers All My Sons is a well-made depend in every sense of that term. It not only is carefully and logically constructed, but addresses its themes fully and effectively. The play communicates different ideas on war, materialism, family, and honesty. However, the main focus, curiously at the plays climax, is the issue of personal certificate of indebtedness. In particular, Miller demonstrates the dangers of shirking responsibility and, then, ascribing plunk to others. Nearly every character in All My Sons, in one way or another, fails to take responsibility. The Keller family, as a whole, is gravely dysfunctional in that they keep secrets and tell lies at every turn. Chris, the virtually reliable character, understands that his family has made a terrible mistake with Mother . . . . organism dishonest with her (Miller 620). He realizes that there are consequences to such behavior. Indeed, as a result , Kate is on the verge of being delusional. She clings to the unrealistic hope that her son, Larry, will birth from the war and marry his childhood sweet emotional state, Ann. For these hopes to prove false would, in her eyes, immortalise for certain that there is no God. She says, Theres God, so certain things can never happen (627). Yet Kate is not just a victim of this irresponsible behavior. She contributes to it. She, too, makes excuses for her actions, qualification it seem as though she cannot be any more immoral for her conduct than she already is. She tells Chris that she and Joe are stupid people. We dont k nowadays anything and tells Chris that he has to protect them (633). However, it is Joe who is the about irresponsible character within ... ...amily wanted money, he did it, and thats got to excuse it . . . For Nothin is bigger, and he adds that if theres something bigger than that Ill put a bullet in my head (649). That is what he does. Suicide is the sad, harrowing conclusion for him and his family because he had not faced up to his wrongs earlier. Chris was, for the most part, the voice of wisdom in this play whose words of honesty and its importance should have been heeded. He states, That kind of thing always pays off, and now its paying off (620). In the end, he does take his own words to heart that theres a universe of people outside and youre responsible to it (653). He begins to blame on himself for his fathers suicide, and Kate tells him, Dont dear. Dont take it on yourself (653).Works CitedMiller, Arthur. ?All My Sons.? New York Penguin Group, 2000.