Because on the one hand, Joe gives Ann an apple; he is trying to offer Ann to come to the new family, that’s Joe’s opportunities. But on the other hand Joe also finger to Ann and saying that you grown up and become pretty and prettier. Ann is the daughter of Steve Deever, former neighbor of the Keller’s, as well as former fiancée of the dead Larry Keller. A little while after Larry's death, she and Chris started writing each other letters. After that become Ann is Chris’s fiancée. But Joe Keller is never saying the truth to Ann. Ann speaks very straightforwardly and passionately to everyone. Ann may be young, but she knows what she wants. But young people usually are proud of themselves and think they are the best. Ann's secret weapon makes her the most powerful character in the story, and the only one who reaches her objective, engagement to Chris. Keller says 'You're in love now, Annie, but believe me, I'm older than you and I know – a daughter is a daughter, and a father is a father.' This quote suggests that Keller wants to tell Ann. That father is always takes care of his daughter, and he had a lot of experiences, so he is old enough to tell Ann what true love is. Ann tries to reassure Joe that hate and pressure between her and Joe, could never come between her and Chris. For Joe, his family comes first. He is concerned that Ann will come to see things that way too, under the influence of her father and brother. The …show more content…
On the one hand, he is selfish and dishonest, on the other hand he is nice family man. Although Joe is selfish, but he puts his family first. Joe Keller has always been concerned about money, until he finally understands the cause of Larry's death was disagreed. His primary value is the success of his business and his ability to make money. The most important thing to Joe is family and money and assuring a comfortable life for family. Joe Keller is a successful businessman. A few years before during the war, because of he 21 of pilot’s dead, then he hide his crime. When Joe Keller discovers his son Chris is associated it with the death of his brother Larry. He felt so guilty. In the lines: "Sure, he was my son. But I think to him they were all my sons. And I guess they were, I guess they were". Here, Miller is using the metaphor of family and makes a point about the necessity of a wider social