Curse of the Starving Class - reading response

The students in my class are reading Curse of the Starving Class by Sam Shepard. Below are some questions to stimulate a discussion of the play. If you choose to, you can respond to one or both of the questions below. Your answers will be posted. I hope to get you to comment on each others postings and get a written discussion going on line.

What kind of commentary do you think Shepard is trying to make about society in this play?

How does this relate to the Tate family's personal problems?