
Thinking of using All My Sons (Arthur Miller) for the Leaving Cert English Comparative Study? This free two-page PDF guide tells you everything you need to decide.
At a glance: form, setting, length (three acts, one set, the shortest text on the comparative list), prescribed-list status (Comparative Study, Higher and Ordinary Level) and the play’s strongest comparative modes; plus a clear synopsis, the themes it carries (responsibility and where duty ends; family loyalty as bond and blindfold; denial and truth; money and the American Dream; guilt and atonement; idealism and compromise), and an honest “before you teach” note: two offstage suicides that need signalling in advance, war death and survivor guilt throughout, but no sexual content, no graphic violence and no strong language; among the least restricted texts on the list.
The guide then sets out how the play pairs in every comparison mode at BOTH levels, partner-agnostic so it holds whatever you set it against:
- Higher Level: Cultural Context, Literary Genre, Theme or Issue, and General Vision and Viewpoint.
- Ordinary Level: Hero, Heroine and Villain; Relationships; Social Setting; and Theme.
The companion Student Textbook and Teacher Guide (full exam-ready analysis and complete teaching support) are available separately from The Prescribed Shelf, or together in the Complete Bundle.
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