Americans are just recovering from the affects of the great depression and the Second World War. ... Perhaps the most interesting character in "All My Sons" is that of Joe Keller, the self-made patriarch with a desperation to pass on his business to his son, but also a colder, more hardened ability to shirk blame and gladly hand it to somebody else. ... Of course, the war is a strong undercurrent in this play, and the effect that it has had on its characters is of great interest. When Keller defends his actions, he argues that everything and everyone has been dirtied by the war, asking his son...

• Word Count: 2731
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Summary - This is the story of two families who have been neighbours for a long time. The first family is the Kellers; Mr Joe Keller, his wife Kate and their two sons Larry and Chris. The neighbouring family is the Deevers; Steve Deever, his wife, his son George and his daughter Ann. The ...

• Word Count: 3955
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

Lear is not only a father but also a king, and when he gives away his kingdom and his authority to the unworthy Goneril and Regan, he does not only put himself and his family in trouble, but he also causes the instability of the whole kingdom because of the British civil war which has been provoked by the heirs. ... When France invades Britain he talks to Edmund about taking Lear's side in the war. ...

• Word Count: 2724
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

The biggest factor in our marriage problems is my father in law, Mr. David Robinson, and to some extent Dennis her brother. Dad never worked or did anything for his wife and family. All his life he was addicted to drugs and admitted several times to rehab. After a break became alcoholic and attracted to gambling, and fighting on streets in Saddar. ...

• Word Count: 4191
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

MY LIFE STORY By Margaret Christia Newberry Herbert My Mother, Margaret Lular Bass Newberry, told me this following things as I grew up. I asked her questions about my grandmother, as I never saw any of my grandparents. My grandfather John Bass, was the overseer of a large plantation in South...

• Word Count: 5522
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School

A visitor to America wrote: "Domestic life in America has the appearance of being cold and formal."5 It may be useful to mention that the political, economic and social developments which accompanied the growth of the American family affected the changes in the family relations and values. ... As far as themes are concerned, "the dramatists dared to explore such untraditional subjects as (1) the complexities of human experience, (2) the moral and social values of American life, and (3) the economic and political problems created by technological changes and a great World War....

• Word Count: 9352
• Approx Pages: 37
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School