All My Sons: Miller's Major Critique of American Society A shot was heard throughout the Keller house as Joe ended his guilty and worthless life. Miller criticizes the fact that American society has become corrupt, a place of selfishness, where people care too much about themselves and what benefits them, and will do anything to achieve this; even if the repercussions of their actions will harm other people. He points out that money appears to be the key factor driving society to this level of corruption. Miller makes this point in several ways. The first example is that Keller knowingly ships cracked cylinder heads, which if used, will crash a plane, to keep his business from going bankrupt, claiming he did it for his family. The second example is that Sue would rather Jim earn a lot of money and not do medical research, which is what he really wanted to do. The third example is Jim's abdication of medical research due to lack of profit. In his play “All My Sons,” Miller makes it clear that society at large values money and profit more than human life. He proves this with his portrayal of Keller. Keller ships cracked cylinder heads, knowing that they will cause planes to crash in flight, to save his business from closing. Also, let the blame fall on Steve, to save him...
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