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I think theres al roughly(a)thing about American violence that to me is very touchingIn to the full force its very ugly, but theres too something very moving about it, beca implement it has to do with humiliation. Theres some hidden, deeply rooted thing in the Anglo- male American that has to do with inferiority, that has to do with not be a man, and always, continually having to act out some idea of manhood that is invariably violent. This sense of failure runs very deep. (Hall, 94)The skim of subterfuges chieftain is not the only violent act of the play. Halie kicks the husks when seeing it, and later, Shelly throws the cup and saucer when being ignored. Nevertheless, the male characters of the play see more violent than the female characters. It seems like the real violence starts when Halie leaves their home, and ends when she has accompany back. (Tucker, 135) Bradley symbolically rapes Shelly and when the secret of the murder of the incestious child is revealed, it is clear that the violence lies inwardly the male. The quote above gives an idea of how Sam Shepard views the male violence. He believes that male violence is caused by the male himself, not by any female. Furthermore, he is of the opinion that it derives from a lack and also the desire for power. Men use violence not just to suppress the lack they feel at heart of them, but also to make the female obey. (Hall, 94)3.3 Family RolesGenerally speaking, the topic of the family of most families is the father, since he is the peerless who takes care of them. However, in BC a head of the family cannot be easily detected. At first, when Halie stands on the top of the stairs, she is in a higher position. She is in control of her husband and tells him what to do, not only because he is the weaker... ... incestious son, is the one with the family album. Shell set you straight on the heritage (112), she cannot add revolutionary members to the family without the law of the father. Dodge show s that the law of the father of the family is obedient, and displays his control by forcing Halie to stimulate her child on her own without any help. It hurt so bad, it more or less killed her. Since the baby survived, he goes even further and kills it. (124 Hall, 100) In spite of his weakness, Dodge tries to control his family from the sofa. He can do so, because he is the only one who knows where the child is buried, which is the ultimate power one can have in the family. (Opipari, 135)In BC one family member can be in control of another, yet at the same time one is being controlled by another family member. In this family, there is no clear head of the family, no leader. (Opipari, 134)