GEORGE DEEVER

• George = The nemesis

  In the play setting, the nemesis (those delivering justice) are lawyers rather than Gods.
• 'he's a little man. that's what happens to suckers, you know. its good i went to him in time - another year there'd be nothing left but his smell.' pg53

  infantilization of Steve - disintegrating at the hands of Keller's deceit and lies.

  extended metaphor 'smaller, smaller?, yeah little, hes a little man.' shows the failure of men under capitalism emasculates them

  disappearance - mitigation for death? being forgotten, left behind
• 'the trouble? the trouble is when you make suckers out of people you shouldn't try do it twice.' pg53

  hypophora / rhetorical question

  inherent contradiction in attempting to deceive others multiple times, highlighting the moral ambiguity

  suckers = hf lexis / colloquial, ironic layer
• 'but outside there doesnt seem to be much of a law. the tree's got thick, didnt they?' pg52


  symbolism /reference to thickening trees serves as a metaphor for the moral darkness and lack of accountability in the world beyond the confines of the play's setting.

  justice and ethical principls overshadowed and obscured

  society fractured after the war

  challenging the kellers by referencing the trees that keep them blind to the moral decay of the family.
• 'now joe is a big shot and your fathers the patsy.' pg55

  guilt, betrayal and accountabiltiy

  colloquial language - underscoring gravity, intimacy with ann - final beg for her to see the truth

  inversion of justice

  imbalance of power,
• 'he loved you so much... [he pauses.] Annie... we did a terrible thing. we can never be forgiven. not even to send him a card at christmas.' pg54

  ellipsis = moment of hesitation, emotional turmoil, difficulty in expressing the enormity of their actions

  direct address = emotional bond, desperation in calling her to join his side, he feels alone

  imagery of inability to send card serves as a powerful image of the extent to which their actions have severed their connection to Keller and inability to seek forgiveness. irreparable nature of wrongdoings

  depth of guilt
• 'everything they have is covered in blood.' pg56

  stain of corruption - violence, sin, consequences

  possesions tainted in their complicity in immoral deeds

  pervasive nature of guilt - linked to macbeth

  hyperbole - sevirity,

  motif of blood, mirroring chris
• 'i saw your factory on the way from the station, it looks like general motors.'

  Joes successful factory is a symbol of the injustice joe has inflicted on Georges father, joe got rich and steve got imprisoned.

  his injustice / corruption spreads beyond the neighbourhood : it is across america
• 'i saw your factory on the way from the station, it looks like general motors'
• 'everything they have is covered in blood.' pg56

• 'he loved you so much... [he pauses.] Annie... we did a terrible thing. we can never be forgiven. not even to send him a card at Christmas.' pg54

• 'now joe is a big shot and your fathers the patsy.' pg55

• 'but outside there doesnt seem to be much of a law. the tree's got thick, didnt they?' pg52
• 'the trouble? the trouble is when you make suckers out of people you shouldn't try do it twice.' pg53

• 'he's a little man. that's what happens to suckers, you know. its good i went to him in time - another year there'd be nothing left but his smell.' pg53