All My Sons Character Analysis: Chris Keller

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to her hostile brother George. He sounds just like Joe with his condescending, brotherly reasoning: "That's been your trouble all your life, George, you dive into things... You're a big boy now"

When Chris is missing at the start of Act 3, Jim predicts he'll return. He believes that Chris is honest; that he never knew Joe was guilty:

"Chris would never know how to live with a thing like that. It takes a certain talent... for lying. You have it, and I do. But not him."

Sue considers Chris a dangerous influence on her husband because of his belief in doing good. And Joe bemoans the ethical sensitivity of his son: "everything bothers him. You make a deal, overcharge two cents, and his hair falls out". But, Chris seems to recognise and be proud of this vision of himself. After proposing to Ann, he tells her about the self-sacrifice of men in the war, and the lack of meaning that sacrifice seems to hold for people at home. He doesn't count himself among these thoughtless ...

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education/class/respect for his mother.
. Chris pauses, sometimes only slightly, when he says something he believes worthy of a response, such as "I'm going to ask her to marry me" (Pg 15)
. He also uses taboo language when he is angry or infuriated, as we see in the scene between him and his father where they're discussing Chris' planned proposal; "hell" (Pg 16). This could be to emphasise Chris' negative emotions or it could be an attempt at achieving a satisfactory response from his father who "has a talent for ignoring things". He again uses taboo language when it finally becomes clear that Joe is actually the guilty culprit rather than Steve on page 70. Chris says "What did you ...

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