Blog Question #2

In the play, All My Sons by Arthur Miller, many characters give up their morals in order to give their family a "happy" life. Joe Keller sends cracked cylinder heads to the front lines that ultimately kill 21 men during the war. He does so, and lies about it for three years, later saying, "You're a boy, what could I do! I'm in business, a man is in business...(69)." Providing for his family at the time, the boy who knew nothing of the business and a wife, took precedence over the thought of maybe killing people. Kate Keller also doesn't expose the truth to their son, Chris, and her reason was"You can't bull yourself  through this one , Joe, you better be smart now, This thing-- this thing is not over yet (75)." Kate Keller's determination to not fall and have their most dangerous secret revealed is so strong, she lies to everyone. She lies to her own son, if it meant believing that her other son hadn't died because of her husband. She also puts her family's fragile balance over turning her husband in, and ruining her family for good.

I believe that some things are worth hurting your family, but there are also things that are more important than going along with society. It just depends on how important you think the thing that you have a choice of betraying your family for actually is to you. Peer pressure isn't a very good idea to break apart your family for but for some people their country could be that thing that they would choose.