Salem Witch Trials, to represent himself during the Red Scare. In his plays, Miller's characters confront injustices to express Miller's point of view that American law is artificial. Miller uses the law as a common theme in his plays to express his view of its corruption. He depicts the injustice done to the common man and the confinement of America in “All My Sons” and “Death of a Salesman.” Miller reflects his political views in his works, writing about individualism and his experiences. In many of his works, Arthur Miller expresses contempt for the government, which he holds responsible for his childhood poverty, during the Great Depression, and for the persecution of adults. The Great Depression had an immense impact on Arthur Miller, as he reflects in “The American Clock,” among other works. After the stock market crash of 1929, the Miller family's financial situation changed dramatically. Lannone illustrates their extreme change in lifestyle: “The Depression hit the family hard…Miller's father's clothing business began to decline…the family moved to a dead-end street in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn , where their once prosperous life became...". ..... at the center of the card ... rays of injustice done to the common man and America's confinement in “All My Sons”. In “All My Sons,” Joe attempts to defend his actions during the war: “Who worked for free in that war? It's dollars and cents, war and peace… half the damn country will go if I go” (Miller 150) Here, Miller describes his view that society is corrupt. This, he explains, is due to big business, the negative influence of government, and the failure to help small businesses, like his father's during the Great Depression. , which failed. Joe says, “That's how they treat George. He makes a mistake and they hang him by his thumbs. The great ones become the ambassadors” (Miller 411). The "big guys" represent big business and government, which is evident in Miller's intentional use of the word "ambassador" to create a government connotation.

Topic > Salem Witch Trials, to represent himself during the Red Scare. In his plays, Miller's characters confront injustices to express Miller's point of view that American law is artificial. Miller uses the law as a common theme in his plays to express his view of its corruption. He depicts the injustice done to the common man and the confinement of America in “All My Sons” and “Death of a Salesman.” Miller reflects his political views in his works, writing about individualism and his experiences. In many of his works, Arthur Miller expresses contempt for the government, which he holds responsible for his childhood poverty, during the Great Depression, and for the persecution of adults. The Great Depression had an immense impact on Arthur Miller, as he reflects in “The American Clock,” among other works. After the stock market crash of 1929, the Miller family's financial situation changed dramatically. Lannone illustrates their extreme change in lifestyle: “The Depression hit the family hard…Miller's father's clothing business began to decline…the family moved to a dead-end street in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn , where their once prosperous life became...". ..... at the center of the card ... rays of injustice done to the common man and America's confinement in “All My Sons”. In “All My Sons,” Joe attempts to defend his actions during the war: “Who worked for free in that war? It's dollars and cents, war and peace… half the damn country will go if I go” (Miller 150) Here, Miller describes his view that society is corrupt. This, he explains, is due to big business, the negative influence of government, and the failure to help small businesses, like his father's during the Great Depression. , which failed. Joe says, “That's how they treat George. He makes a mistake and they hang him by his thumbs. The great ones become the ambassadors” (Miller 411). The "big guys" represent big business and government, which is evident in Miller's intentional use of the word "ambassador" to create a government connotation.