In Terrence McNally’s “Andre’s Mother”, the play take place in the modern present day where people struggles to become more open with their sexuality. The play starts with four people who are Cal, his father, his sister and Andre’s mother with “each carries a white helium-filled balloon on a string” entering Andre’s funeral who passed from AIDS. One interesting main character in the play is Andre’s mother whose name does not even appear throughout the play. McNally characterizes her as unfriendly towards Andre and Cal. She is also characterized as closed-minded towards the unorthodox relationship between them. At the end, she overcomes her feeling and accepts her son’s lifestyle. Therefore, Andre’s mother manages to overcome her disapproval
