of trouble in New Mexico and Halie, his mother, is abnormally protective of him, to the point where he is not allowed to do or say anything without the consent of Her or Dodge. Halie (Dodge's wife, and in her mid-sixties) is constantly worrying about Tilden. It appears as though this is far more than a mother being protective of her children. It is as though she views him as being a little boy incapable of taking care of himself. Furthermore, Halie meeting with the communities minister to talk about a statue for her son Ansal who is dead; is somewhat disturbing. She is dressed in a black vale, long black gloves that go up to her elbows and a long black dress. It is as if she is going to a funeral for her lost son, instead of going to lunch with the minister to have a good time and talk about recognizing her son.In addition, the reader hears about the last son, Bradley, he has had a serious accident with a chain saw where he cut of his leg. This has strong symbolic meaning of emasculation. Not much is know about Bradley in the beginning of the play except of his amputation, he is the younger of the two sons and he comes over to cut Dodge's hair.By the time the beginning is over the reader should be able to see that something is wrong with the make up of this family. The faade that is being played out by Halie and Dodge will soon be lifted. There is no one thing that stands out as being absolutely absurd but there are subtle hints that allows the reader to know that there is far more to this story than meets the eye, and only time will tell the truth.The turning point of this play comes out of the dark. It is when Tilden's Son comes to visit his family. He comes with his Girlfriend and after a six-year absence; he is trying to mend his broken ties with his family. The problem however, is that not one of his family members recognize him at all. It is here when the reader is able to fully realize how warped this family is.As ...
