Joe Keller
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Joe Keller is the morally conflicted patriarch in Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons," whose wartime business decisions lead to tragic consequences for his family and community.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joe Keller canonical | 12 |
| Joe Keller about shipping defective airplane parts | 1 |
| Joe Keller and Kate Keller | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| admiredBy | Chris Keller ⓘ |
| appearsIn | All My Sons ⓘ |
| businessPartner | Steve Deever ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
guilt over pilots’ deaths
ⓘ
responsibility to family versus society ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Ann Deever
ⓘ
Chris Keller ⓘ |
| createdBy | Arthur Miller ⓘ |
| experiences |
denial
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ rationalization ⓘ |
| finalAct | suicide ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| formerEmployee | Steve Deever ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Chris Keller
ⓘ
Larry Keller ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Kate Keller ⓘ |
| hides | truth about the defective parts ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
defective airplane parts scandal
ⓘ
war profiteering ⓘ |
| knowinglyShipped | cracked cylinder heads ⓘ |
| laterResentedBy | Chris Keller ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
acquitted in court
ⓘ
blamed Steve Deever ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| moralStatus | morally conflicted ⓘ |
| motive |
protect his business
ⓘ
secure his family’s financial future ⓘ |
| name | Joe Keller self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| neighbor |
Frank Lubey
ⓘ
Jim Bayliss ⓘ Lydia Lubey ⓘ Sue Bayliss ⓘ |
| occupation | businessman ⓘ |
| owns | Keller factory ⓘ |
| realizes | his responsibility to all the pilots as his sons ⓘ |
| residence | Midwestern American town ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Larry Keller’s suicide
ⓘ
death of 21 pilots ⓘ |
| roleInFamily | patriarch ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
capitalist greed
ⓘ
family versus social duty ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ American Dream ⓘ
surface form:
the American Dream
|
| timePeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Joe Keller about shipping defective airplane parts
this entity surface form:
Joe Keller and Kate Keller