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This paper argues that Miller’s all My Sons(1947) shows how the cultural factors represented by politics, economics and social powers create characters who have certain Machiavellian features that can be explained by modern psychological theories. Instead of endeavoring to achieve their self-realization or actualization, these modern Machiavellian characters have lost their way and their human potentiality and become self-alienated. Arthur Miller’s All My Sons (1947) has insightfully captured the disastrous effects of capitalism and cultural factors on his character. Miller’s play demonstrates the influence of the modern increasing needs and the different strategies of coping with anxieties caused by the competitive capitalist society. The villainy of his businessman is seen more pity than contempt. The characters are defeated as society is defeated by the competitive spirit which brings out the worst in men and by the commercialism which perverts or hampered the traditional values. By applying a psychological approach of Abraham Maslow and Karen Horney’s theories, this study aims to explore how Miller depicts the psychological sources of Machiavellian personality, the dynamics of inner conflict and the strategies that arise when character’s bargain is threatened. This study applies Machiavellian personality theory that concentrates on the sense of Machiavellianism in modern time.

Just try to see it human, see it human”: A Humanistic Psychological Reading to the Machiavellian Businessman in Arthur Miller‟s All My Sons