... facing. It quickly describes the suburban houses and the products their owners have the need to fill them with. Cyril Connolly described suburbia as, "the incubator of apathy and delirium" (quoted in: Carey, 1992: 51). This therefore sets the scene for the dysfunctional family with the male going through a mid-life crisis, and explains the reality behind closed doors. Lester is disgusted with the false bravado he has to put up with and the happy family man he pretends to be. He realises that you only get one chance at life and he wants to make an attempt of enjoying some of it for a change. In this way enlightenment is represented in his realisation of needing to enjoy life and the joy he gains out of such mundane things as working in a fast food restaurant. He recognises that life should be fun and not full of stress. He ...

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