In All My Sons, the author uses the letter to allow a dead character, Larry to enter the play. Even though, Larry has a non-speaking role, the impact that his character has on the rest of the characters and the reader is great and shocking.
The common theatrical device of "the letter" provides a way for Larry to personally enter the play after his death. What else make the letter work well in this particular play? Consider, for instance, Miller's careful manipulation of information throughout the play.
In All My Sons, the author uses the letter to allow a dead character, Larry to enter the play. Even though, Larry has a non-speaking role, the impact that his character has on the rest of the characters and the reader is great and shocking. The author uses the letter as the answers to all the mystery that is going on in the play allowing a carefully orchestrated dramatic climax at the end of the play. Miller also allows probing insights into human nature; the story engages social conscience when the character Joe Keller is forced to accept individual social responsibility.
"The letter" allows an insight into Larry's thoughts and feelings. Even though Larry is dead it gives the audience his perception on things and it reveals the truth about everything. Even though he is not alive and does not have a speaking role, it makes him just as important as the rest of the characters.
In All My Sons, the author uses the letter to allow a dead character, Larry to enter the play. Even though, Larry has a non-speaking role, the impact that his character has on the rest of the characters and the reader is great and shocking. The author uses the letter as the answers to all the mystery that is going on in the play allowing a carefully orchestrated dramatic climax at the end of the play. Miller also allows probing insights into human nature; the story engages social conscience when the character Joe Keller is forced to accept individual social responsibility.
"The letter" allows an insight into Larry's thoughts and feelings. Even though Larry is dead it gives the audience his perception on things and it reveals the truth about everything. Even though he is not alive and does not have a speaking role, it makes him just as important as the rest of the characters.