Normal People

I'm not going to lie and say that True West was my favorite play. In fact, I was bored with it sometimes. The play seemed more of a slice of life for the first half. The second half was more active which kept me interested at least. The brothers' argument and little contest kept me interested, and I was amused to see that Austin had indeed succeeded in stealing multiple toasters. Austin was my favorite of the two brothers at first just because he seemed more normal, but Lee never tried to hurt his brother like Austin did despite his harsh nature. Saul was a character that I found to be just a regular businessman that lost a bet, but it seemed to work out for him anyway unless he lied about the other companies. Really the brothers were two normal brothers with pretty normal problems. Austin had the heat and drink get to him in the end though. The mother came from nowhere and did not really do anything important. She showed up, didn't like her house, told Austin not to kill Lee, and left. I actually did not like her just because she did not seem to care that one of her sons could die. The ending was the one part I really liked and not because it ended. It left a feeling of suspense and tension, and it was sort of the only high point for me. I wish it could have kept going because I really want to know what happens next because it could go in so many different directions.