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LongDay'sJourneyintoNightby:EugeneO'NeillAuthor:EugeneO'NeillBorn：wasbornonOctober16,1888inNewYorkCity,USDied：onNovember27,1953(aged65),inBoston,Massachusetts,USNotableaward(s)：wontheNobelPrizeinLiterature(1936)PulitzerPrizeforDrama(1920,1922,1928,1957)Spouse(s)：KathleenJenkins(1909–12)AgnesBoulton(1918–29)CarlottaMonterey(1929–53)EugeneO'NeillEugeneO’NeillwasoneofthegreatestplaywrightsinAmericanhistory.Throughhisexperimentalandemotionallyprobingdramas,headdressedthedifficultiesofhumansocietywithadeeppsychologicalcomplexity.O’Neill’sdisdainforthecommercialrealitiesofthetheaterworldhewasbornintoledhimtoproduceworksofimportanceandintegrity.Ofhisveryfewcomedies,onlyoneiswell-known(Ah,Wilderness!).NearlyallofhisotherplaysinvolvesomedegreeoftragedyandpersonalpessimismLongDay'sJourneyintoNightiswidelyconsideredtobehismasterworkandasemi-autobiographybaseonO'Neillownfamilylife.Theplaywaswrittenin1941butpublishedin1956threeyearsafterhedied.O'NeillreceivedthePulitzerPrizeinDramafortheworkin1957.LongDay‘sJourneyintoNightwasneverperformedduringO’Neilllifetime.OnhistwelfthweddinganniversarywithhiswifeCarlotta,O‘Neillgaveherthescriptoftheplay.Theme:Theactionoftheworkcoversasingledayfromaround8:30amtomidnight,settinginalivingroomofasummerhouseinAugust1912.Intheplay,thecharactersblame,resentandaccuseeachotherintheirdailylifeleadtheconflictescalate.Alienation,isolation,loneliness,lossoffaith,andillusion,allofthoseappearedintheplay.Theescapemotifisalsopredominant.James,JamieandEdmundalltrytoavoidtherealitybygettingdrunk,Marybyhavingmorphineandlivinginherillusoryworld.Theyareincapableofdealingwiththeworldinwhichtheylive..CharacterlistJamesTyroneHusbandofMaryandthefatherofJamieandEdmundMaryTyroneThewifeofTyroneandmotherofJamieandEdmundJamieTyroneTheelderTyroneson,heisinhisearlythirtiesEdmundTyroneTheyoungerTyroneson,heistenyearsyoungerthanJamieJamesTyroneJamesTyroneisavigorous,healthymanofsixty-five.Hispredominanttrait,otherthanthefactthathedrinkstoomuch,ishismiserliness,whichistoblameformanyofthefamily’stroubles.Jamesrefusestospendmoneyontheirsummerhousetomakeitpleasantforhiswife,andhetriestosendEdmundtoastatesanatoriumjusttosavemoney.Althoughheiscomparativelywelloff,Jameslivesinfearofendinghisdaysinpoverty.quoteseverything[is]doneinthecheapestway(Actone.)Jamesrefusetospendmoneyontheirhouse.MaryTyroneMarystrugglesfromamorphinethathaslastedovertwodecades.Withallthingsinhermind(Eugene'sdeath,Edmund'sbirth,cheapdoctors,Edmund'sillness,thefamily'ssuspicion),shechoosestousemorphine.She'ssogoodatcomingupwithexcusestoescapethefact.Shelovestoliveinthefogandbeawayfromthesufferingsoflife.Shefeelssafeinthefog.AlthoughshelovesJames,sheoftenregretsmarryinghimbecauseshehadtosacrificeherdream.quotes“noneofuscanhelpthethingslifehasdonetous.”Act2,scene1MarytriestoexcusehersonJamieforhisfaults,buthercommentrevealsherattitudetoherselfaswell.“Ihatedoctors!They’lldoanything-anythingtokeepyoucomingbacktothem.They’llselltheirsouls!What’sworse,they’llsellyours,andyouneverknowittillonedayyoufindyourselfinhell!”Act2,scene2Marygivesventtoheranger.“thepastisthepresent,isn’tit?It’sthefuture,too.”Act2,scene2Maryexpressherdepressedvisionofhowpeopleareslavestowhathappenedinthepast.JamieTyroneJamieTyrone,theelderson,heisinhisearlythirties.He'scynical,bitter,arrogant,andoftenmean.Becausehesquandersmoneyondrinkandwomen,hehastorelayonhisparents’support.Hedroppedoutofseveralcollegesandhasverylittleambition,lettinghisparentsdownverymuch.Andheissuspectedtobethemurderofanotheryoungerbrotherbecauseofenvy.quotesMama'sbaby,Papa'spet!(act4.)ThisiswhenwereallyseehowmuchJamiehastakentoheartwhenhisparents'preferenceforEdmund.“TheMadScene.EnterOphelia”Act4Jamie’ssardonicremarkwhenhismotherentertheroom,apparentlyunawareofhersurroundings.“happyroadsisbunk.Wearyroadsisright.Getyounowherefast.That’swhereI’vegot-nowhere.Whereeveryonelandsintheend,evenifmoreofthesuckerswon’tadmitit.”Act4Jamiefinallyconfessthetruthabouthisownlife.EdmundTyroneTheyoungerTyroneson,unlikeothers,heisrelativelyblameless.Heisapeacekeeperinsomeway.HeworksharderthanJamie.Maryalwaysholdsouthopethathewillbecomeasuccessoneday.ThoughEdmundisverydifferentfromtherestofhisfamily,hedoeshaveonesimilarity----he'sanexpertescapeartist.Hedoesn'tturnintoameandrunklikehisbrother,buthestillusesalcoholtoforgethisproblems.Justlikehismother,healsolikewalkinginthefogtoescapethereality.quotes“everythinglookedandsoundedunreal.Nothingwaswhatitis.That’swhatIwanted-tobealonewithmyselfinanotherworldwheretruthisuntrueandlifecanhidefromitself.”Act4Edmundspeaksofhisfeelingsashewalkedhomeinthefog.“Iwassetfree!Idissolvedinthesea,becamewhitesailsandflyingspray,becamebeautyandrhythm,becamemoonlightandtheshipandthehighdim-starredsky.”Act4Edmundtellshisfatherabouttheecstasyofsomeofhisexperiencesatsea.summaryFatherandsonstormentandcurseeachother,drinkingandescapingthecruelreality,andmother’sdrugaddiction,allofthosearethecausesofthefamily’stragedy.