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Buried Child has affirmed Shepard's position in Contemporary
American theater. It is also a good example to show how
Shepard returns to family and literary tradition. From
exploring Buried Child, this thesis tries to prove that family
and religion are inescapable webs to Shepard. Chapter One
reviews Shepard's life and the division of his plays. Chapter
Two analyzes his attitude towards an incongruous family which
is that no one can escape from his family predicaments; the
individual and the family share the same fate. Chapter Three
investigates his view of father-son inheritance in the
continuity of the family line. Chapter Four demonstrates how
Shepard cannot escape from religion. The playwright endows
this play with many Christian ideas. Chapter Five states that
Shepard indeed was also influenced by Ibsen, Pinter and O'Neill.
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