Irony AND symbolism in how the apple tree falls down. Keller says, "he'd been 27 this month. And his tree blows down." Ironic how it means so little to Keller. He reads the newspaper while saying, "Isn't it awful? The wind must've got it last night. You heard the wind, didn't you?" The falling symbolises that Larry is indeed missing or dead.
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Irony in "All My Sons" includes instances where characters unknowingly reveal truths, such as Joe Keller's lies being exposed by his own son. Symbols in the play include the fallen tree that represents Joe Keller's guilt and the damaged cylinder heads that symbolize the faulty ethics of the characters.