Responsiblity

1.
" KELLER: For what! Bert, the whole neighborhood is depending on you. A policeman don't ask quesrions. Now peel them eyes!" (Act 1.Pg 12)


This quote is explaining the conversation between Keller, Chris, and Bert. In this particular quote Keller is telling Bert to be a "pretend policeman" and telling him to keep an eye out for any wrong doings. Although, Bert is just a kid, Keller and Chris are teaching him responsibility by keeping him in charge of watching the neighborhood. This is a great trait to have and it could help Bert out with his future.


2.
"CHRIS: I'm going to ask her to marry me.
KELLER: Well, that's only your business, chris.
CHRIS: You know it's not only my business.
KELLER: What do you want me to do? You're old enough to know your own mind'" (Act 1.Pg.14)


This quote is explaining the conversation between Chris and his father. In this quote, Chris talks about how he wants to ask Annie to marry him and how he wants his fathers approval. However, his father believes he is old enough to make his own decisions. This shows that Chris needs to be careful and wise with  this decision since he is on his own.


3.
"KELLER: All a sudden a batch comes out with a crack. That happens, that's the business. A fine, hairline crack [...] So your father, always scared of loud voices. [...] Took out his tools and he ... covers over the cracks. [...] thats bad, it's wrong, but that's what a little man does. [...] He believed they'd hold up a hundred percent. That's a mistake, but it ain't murder" (Act 1 Pg 28).


This quote is explaining how Ann's father made the mistake of not telling the major that the cylinder heads for the airplanes weren't good. Which is a lack of responsibility. Instead of speaking up for his wrong doings, he kept working on the cracked cylinders instead of just simply throwing them away. If he had just spoken up he wouldn't of been in jail and he also wouldn't be thought of as a murder.



4.
"GEORGE: On the telephone you can't have responsibility! In court you can always deny a phone call and that's exactly what he did" (Act 2. Pg 46).


This quote is said by George. Steve, George's father, said that Keller was guilty and told Steve to patch up the cracks on the telephone. However, when Steve asked him nicely for help, he said he was sick and couldn't come in, which was a lie. Instead of Joe taking responsibility, for his actions and being loyal to his partner, he let Steve suffer and go to jail while Joe went out on a free leaf.