Curse of the Starving Class The production Curse of the Starving Class depicts the ‘starving’ class of America and exposes the reality of a poverty-stricken family. It tells the story of a deteriorating farming family attempting to hold onto their personal dreams of a better life while their family as a whole is being destroyed. The cunning manipulation between the estranged parents, Weston and Ella, their disoriented son Wesley, and restless daughter Emma, is what …showed first 75 words of 742 total…

…showed last 75 words of 742 total…better life, only to carry the curse to future generations. Each person’s continuous observation of the other is only an observation of themselves. The symbolism is what made this play so enjoyable for me because I was able to analyze the characters and their actions even days after I saw it. I thought this production was incredibly realistic and the characters were successful in portraying a family cursed by the starving class. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**