Comparison Essay: The House of Sand and Fog, and All my Sons

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A loud gunshot noise resonates through the Keller house. As he pulled the trigger ending his worthless life, the drama and the arguments wither away. The house by the sandy beach remains quiet as the fog approaches. The colonel lies on the bed dressed up for his own funeral. His thoughts slip away as he lay breathless. Despite the different endings, both of these stories share a particular resemblance in the way egotistical people tend to think of themselves over others. We can inspect the nature of tragedy, by examining key character relations, guilt within the characters, the element of corruption and fate that is prevalent in these stories. One of the similarities that I discovered stems from the nature ...

... than human life. In both ‘All my sons’ and ‘house of sand and fog’ money seems to be the key factor that drives the fathers to this level of corruption, in turn unfolding their tragic fate. Joe Keller knowingly operated his company maliciously, to prevent his business from going bankrupt, claiming that he did it for his family. As well as Behrani abusing the circumstances by stealing from the misfortunate to propel himself and his family to a higher class. The question of who truly is blameworthy is obvious upon closer inspection. Whether it was suicide or murder, the real tragedy lies within the minds of corrupt individuals willing to sacrifice all for personal

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