Kellers’ neighborhood

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Kellers’ neighborhood is the close-knit residential setting in Arthur Miller’s play "All My Sons," where the Keller and Lubey families live and the drama’s moral conflicts unfold.

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Keller family neighborhood 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional neighborhood
literary setting
residential area
appearsIn "All My Sons" NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme consequences of war profiteering
guilt and denial
responsibility to society
the American Dream NERFINISHED
countryInFiction United States NERFINISHED
createdBy Arthur Miller NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1947
genreContext American realist drama
hasCentralLocation the Keller family backyard
hasFeature backyard-centered social life
close-knit community
suburban American atmosphere
hasResident Chris Keller NERFINISHED
Frank Lubey NERFINISHED
Joe Keller NERFINISHED
Kate Keller NERFINISHED
Lydia Lubey NERFINISHED
neighbors of the Kellers
hasResidentFamily Keller family NERFINISHED
Lubey family NERFINISHED
hasSocialDynamic neighbors frequently visit each other
languageOfWork English
locatedInFictionalWork "All My Sons" NERFINISHED
mediumOfWork theatre
narrativeFunction constrains characters within a small social world
exposes hidden truths through neighborly interactions
partOf play "All My Sons" NERFINISHED
primarySettingOf the action of "All My Sons"
sceneOf family conflict in "All My Sons"
moral conflicts in "All My Sons"
revelation of Joe Keller’s guilt
settingOfAct Act I of "All My Sons" NERFINISHED
Act II of "All My Sons" NERFINISHED
Act III of "All My Sons" NERFINISHED
symbolizes illusion of normalcy
moral complicity of ordinary citizens
postwar American middle-class life
timePeriodInFiction late 1940s
post–World War II era

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Lydia Lubey partOfFictionalCommunity Kellers’ neighborhood
Frank Lubey residence Kellers’ neighborhood
this entity surface form: Keller family neighborhood