On the one hand, Letts clearly respects these women; on the other hand, they are
deeply unsympathetic — at least some of the time.
They're also irony - rich: what might seem superficially sprightly leads not to levity but to a reminder that each of Solondz's stories concerns
a deeply unsympathetic person who, despite some measure of physical plenitude, finds him or herself in a position of almost total social isolation.