American Literature: The American Frontier
The frontier seems attract men and retain them that they never leave and may rather die here than moving out. Some is associated with family ties. The jinx of the family, which is not new to American drama, is well embodied in True West. Each individual is born into a household and as such bears the burdens of the generations previous him or her. Though Austin has strained very hard to escape the hold of his family, all of his efforts have failed. He has strained to get a sense of individuality from his labor and his activities, but in the ...