Chris Keller

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Chris Keller is a central character in Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons," a morally conflicted World War II veteran struggling with loyalty to his family and his own ethical principles.

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Chris Keller canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn All My Sons
associatedWith Joe Keller’s wartime factory scandal
authorNationality American (Arthur Miller)
conflict loyalty to family vs ethical principles
moral conflict
confronts Joe Keller
surface form: Joe Keller about shipping defective airplane parts
creator Arthur Miller
dramaticArc from idealism to tragic awareness
from loyalty to confrontation with his father
dramaticFunction agent of revelation of Joe Keller’s guilt
moral center of the play
dramaticRole protagonist
ethicalStance believes in social responsibility
idealistic
experiences disillusionment with American business ethics
disillusionment with his father
familyName Keller
firstAppearance All My Sons
surface form: All My Sons (1947 play)
gender male
givenName Chris
hasBrother Larry Keller
hasFather Joe Keller
hasMother Kate Keller
language English
loveInterest Ann Deever
medium stage
militaryStatus returned veteran
moralBelief the men who died in the war are his "brothers"
nationality American
occupation World War II veteran
realization his father’s actions caused pilots’ deaths
relationshipToAnnDeever fiancé
relationshipToJoeKeller son
relationshipToKateKeller son
relationshipToLarryKeller younger brother
residence Midwestern American town
servedIn World War II
setInWork postwar America
surface form: post–World War II United States
stageGenre tragedy
themeAssociation family loyalty
individual vs society
The American Dream
surface form: the American Dream

war guilt
workGenre American drama

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All My Sons character Chris Keller
Kate Keller child Chris Keller
Joe Keller hasChild Chris Keller
Joe Keller conflictWith Chris Keller
Joe Keller admiredBy Chris Keller
Joe Keller laterResentedBy Chris Keller
Ann Deever loveInterestOf Chris Keller
Lydia Lubey contrastsWith Chris Keller
Frank Lubey neighborOf Chris Keller
George Deever relationshipWith Chris Keller
Larry Keller brother Chris Keller
Sue Bayliss neighborOf Chris Keller
Sue Bayliss contrastsWith Chris Keller
Christopher Meloni notableRole Chris Keller