Similar to a sociologist examining a troubled contemporary American society, Guare is motivated by scorn for the fraudulence of American life. His protagonists fail to "connect" with others and with their own unique sense of individuality. Instead, they are lured by the glitz and glamour of the promised American Dream. Guare demonstrates how Americans are inculcated with the notion that success is equated with money and fame. Dreaming of an idyllic life in the past or future, Guare's characters have no time for relationships in the present and thus are left with a life that is passionless, love-starved, and devoid of friendship or spirituality. Guare's theater depicts how American society has turned individuals into neurotic automatons out of tune with self and others. He demonstrates how commercial values and the media hype of American life have channeled its citizens into a worship of celebrities. Individual dreams have been corrupted by a ubiquitous American ethos of popular culture in which the "limiting" sobrieties of relationships and spiritual connections have been replaced by dangerous cultural norms that force individuals to live in fantasies. In short, Guare writes about a crazed, chaotic society of bewildered people out of touch with their individuality, mesmerized by a media and pop culture hype of fame and fortune.
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