All My Sons Act 1

All My Sons Act 1

Symbols

The trees in act 1 are symbols. Compare and contrast the symbolic significance of the trees:

Open Ended

What do the "tall" closely planted poplars" that surround the stage represent?

Open Ended

What does the "four-foot-high stump of a slender apple tree" represent?

Symbolism

Hiding vs. revealing

Darkness vs. light

Secerts vs. truth

Open Ended

In what way does the scene between Bert and Keller foreshadow what is to come?

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are true about Chris?

• He is 27 years old.

• He was a commander during the war.

• He reads the want ads in the newspaper.

• He wants to change the name of his father's business.

• He admires his father.