Plot Summary (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Time period when the play begins
Time period when the play begins
Shortly after World War II
What the apple tree represents
What the apple tree represents
Memory of Larry; knocked down by storm
Ann Deever's relationship to Larry
Ann Deever's relationship to Larry
Larry's girlfriend
The central crime at the factory
The central crime at the factory
Shipped cracked aircraft engines that killed pilots
Number of pilots killed by faulty engines
Number of pilots killed by faulty engines
Twenty-one American pilots
Joe's alibi for the day engines shipped
Joe's alibi for the day engines shipped
Claimed he was ill and absent from factory
Joe Keller's business partner
Joe Keller's business partner
Steve Deever
Kate's slip that exposes Joe's lie
Kate's slip that exposes Joe's lie
Says Joe hasn't been ill in fifteen years
What Larry's letter reveals
What Larry's letter reveals
He committed suicide due to shame over Joe's crime
Joe's fate at the play's end
Joe's fate at the play's end
Shoots himself