Thinking activity on Long Day's Journey into Night

Long Day's Journey into Night is a drama play in four acts written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1941–42, first published in 1956. The play is widely considered to be his magnum opus and one of the finest American plays of the 20th century. It premiered in Sweden in February 1956 and then opened on Broadway in November 1956, winning the Tony Award for Best Play.

O'Neill posthumously received the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Long Day's Journey into Night. The work concerns the Tyrone family, consisting of parents James and Mary and their sons Edmund and Jamie. The "Long Day" refers to the setting of the play, which takes place during one day. The play is semi-autobiographical.

Reading materials

1]  Lacan's psychoanalysis

2]  Entanglement of characters in web 

3] Traumas and Jouissance of characters

4] Mother       
                  4.1] Son's 

5] Split mother in O'Neill's Play

6] About drama 

7] Guilt and dependence
                          7.1] Mother 

8] Psychoanalysis, Oedipus complex

9] Capitalist failure 

10]. The imprisonment of Mary's



Answer the question :



1] Can we say that this play's main themes is  addiction, past memory, escapism ?

2] "American dreams" capitalisation, failure of capitalisation ? Can we find these element what is the structure of this play ? 

3] Can we say that all four character are in guilt of the past memory and they are dependent on each and they wanted to escape from past but could not. How do you look this concept ?


4] Can you do   comparison between Mourning Becomes Electra and Long day's journey into the night ? 

 [Source :- Greek mythology, Oedipus, Electra complex]

5].  How do you read Mary's character as a feminist reader how do you interpret her character ?

6] How you see "Lacan's psychoanalysis " theory, and interpretation with special reference of "Long day's journey in to the night" ?


7] Do you find split personality in Mary's character ? How and where ? Explain in detail .


8] Mary and Fog ! What is connection between Mary and Fog . Or Fogginess how she interpreted "Fog" ? What are the relevance of fog in this drama.



Work Citation


1].   Ali, Emman. “Lacanian Orders in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night.” International Journal of Applied Linguistics & English Literature, www.academia.edu/3111234/Lacanian_Orders_in_Eugene_ONeills_Long_Days_Journey_into_Night.


2]. EduSoft, Academia. “MOTHERS IN EUGENE O'NEILL'S STRANGE INTERLUDE AND LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT.” LiBRI. Linguistic and Literary Broad Research and Innovation, www.academia.edu/35876334/MOTHERS_IN_EUGENE_ONEILLS_STRANGE_INTERLUDE_AND_LONG_DAYS_JOURNEY_INTO_NIGHT.


3]

Sufian, Abu. “O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night: A Bleak Journey to the Author's Life.” The Criterion, www.academia.edu/6945609/ONeills_Long_Days_Journey_into_Night_A_Bleak_Journey_to_the_Authors_life.


4].  Barnes, W. (n.d.). Guilt and Dependence as Practised Family Religions in Eugene O' Neil's Long Day's Journey Into Night and Marsha Norman's 'night Mother. Retrieved May 25, 2020, from https://www.academia.edu/6731500/Guilt_and_Dependence_as_Practised_Family_Religions_in_Eugene_O_Neils_Long_Days_Journey_Into_Night_and_Marsha_Normans_night_Mother


5].  Fathima, Sabreen. “The Consequence of Psychological Imbalances in O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night.” Academia.edu, www.academia.edu/29094520/The_Consequence_of_Psychological_Imbalances_in_ONeills_Long_Days_Journey_into_Night.

66].     Babaee, Ruzbeh. “Long Day's Journey into Night; a Journey into Revelation. International Journal of International Social Research. 4.19 (2011): 7-14 Print.” Academia.edu, www.academia.edu/1046883/Long_Days_Journey_into_Night_a_Journey_into_Revelation._International_Journal_of_International_Social_Research._4.19_2011_7-14_Print.