J6: Question One
In All my Sons,Chris is disturbed that his mother still believes his brother Larry is alive.  He tells his father ” . . . it’s time she realized that nobody believes Larry is alive any more.” Chris asks his father, “Do we say straight out that we have no hope any more?”
If you were Chris, what would you do?
J6: Question Two
Keller does not want Annie to hold a grudge against her father because he shipped defective airplane parts during World War II.  Keller tells Annie, “. . .he meant no harm.  He believed they’d hold up a hundred percent.  That’s a mistake, but it ain’t murder.”
What do you think–was it a “mistake” or “murder”?
Could you forgive a family member or friend who did that?
J6: Question Three
If you were Annie, how would you react to Kate Keller’s comments to you?

J7: Question One
Why does Sue Bayliss (the wife of Dr. Jim Bayliss) dislike Chris so much?   How does what she tells Annie about Chris become important at the end of the play?

J7: Question Two
In Act II, Chris asks his father “Don’t you live in the world?” (70).
Why does he ask this question, and how does this question relate to the title of the play: All My Sons?

J7: Question Three
When the action of the play is over, do you think Chris and Annie can have a future together? Why or why not?