Bring out the element of escapism predominant in All My Sons.

The idea that the American people are trying to evade the negative social effects of World War II threads through Arthur Miller's play. The main way that Miller presents escapism in All My Sons is through the character of Kate Keller. Kate clings desperately to the idea that her son, Larry, is still alive, while everyone else believes that he died in World War II. One example of the extreme lengths she goes to in bolstering her belief is through astrology: Kate has their neighbor Frank create a horoscope about Larry, which ostensibly shows that he could not have died on the day his plane crashed.
In another sense, Joe Keller is also deep into escapism in that he pretends that his actions did not cause the deaths of the aviators who flew on planes with the faulty parts he provided. He cannot face his own culpability and even has let his partner and neighbor, George Deever, take the blame and be sentenced to prison. More broadly, Joe represents all the profiteers who cut corners to make money during the war.