sam shepard is one of the foremost living american playwrights. he has always been concerned with the problem of identity, specifically the fragmented identity of man living in the postmodern era. such characterization is evident in his plays: true west, fool for love, and a lie of the mind. thus, the present article is to demonstrate the fragmented identity of lee and austin, eddie and may, an...

Sam Shepard is one of the foremost living American Playwrights. He has always been concerned with the problem of identity, specifically the fragmented identity of man living in the postmodern era. Such characterization is evident in his plays: True West, Fool for Love, and A Lie of the Mind. Thus, the present article is to demonstrate the fragmented identity of Lee and Austin, Eddie and May, an...