All My Sons...

... Overall, I really enjoyed this book! I liked the simplistic tone, the setting/WWII era, and I especially liked the themes in the book. One of these underlying ideas that really intrigued me was found in the qoute that the book is named after. On page 83, Joe states that, " They were all my sons". I thought that this qoute was really interesting and it encompassed one of the major lessons in the book: that our actions all have reactions, and you never know who it will affect. Joe knew Larry didn't fly a P-40, but he still essentially killed his son through his terrible decision. He also caused 21 other families to feel the same grief he felt after learning of Larry's death, and Larry couldn't deal with that. All those boys had loved ones just like the Keller family. All those boys were like Larry... They were all Keller's sons and because of his faulty decison, they were all killed. It's amazing the damage that one pressured decision can do.