Eugene O'Neil-Long Day's Journey Into Night

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ng about family, was the death of Jamie, his brother (Gleb 534) Even so, Eugene still wanted Long Day’s Journey into Night to be held for three years after his death before being made public for all to read.

One man who has devoted much time and effort to the understanding Eugene O’Neill’s works and the “behind the scenes” details that all come together to have a great effect on O’Neill’s writing is John Manheim. He summed up the play and the underlying vibrations therein quite effectively when he said that the play is largely a focus on male kinship and human isolation. This kinship is borne of the trials and tribulations that the men go through within themselves and each other, each relating and dealing in a different way. Arthur and Barbara Gleb concede much the same with their statement about the poor quality of O’Neill’s parents and the lack of happiness and love growing up, and his motivation for Long Day’s Journey into Night. In general, it is commonly accepted and agreed upo...