Joe Keller: A Typical Tragic Hero
It is easy to condemn Joe for what he has done, yet Joe Keller follows a typical tragedy hero stereotype, with redeeming qualities and the appearance of an ordinary working man, but a man with a dark secret and flaws. Joe lies to save himself and the business and sent an innocent man to jail. He continues to refuse to do the right thing and make amends. If we are to follow the typical tragedy storyline, Keller is the protagonist, the character the audience is meant to be most sympathetic to and the character that many events revolve around. Indeed Miller writes Joe in a way that makes him admirable despite his history. Joe is a self-made man, an individual who, despite his disadvantage in education, is able to maintain a business through pure