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1、Long-days-journey-Long-days-journey-onto-nightonto-nightcontentsauthorintroductionplotsummarycharacteranalysisthemeanalysisAuthorIntroductionEugene Gladstone ONeill(Oct16,1888Nov27,1953)AnIrishAmericanplaywrightandNobellaureateinLiteratureHisplayswereamongthefirsttointroduceintoAmericandramatechniqu
2、esofrealismearlierassociatedwithNorwegianplaywrightIbsen,andSwedishplaywrightAugustStrindberg.HisplayswereamongthefirsttoincludespeechesinAmericanvernacularandinvolvecharactersonthefringesofsociety,wheretheystruggletomaintaintheirhopesandaspirations,butultimatelyslideintodisillusionmentanddespair.ON
3、eillwroteonlyonewell-knowncomedy(Ah,Wilderness!).Nearlyallofhisotherplaysinvolvesomedegreeoftragedyandpersonalpessimism. CareerAfterhisexperiencein191213atasanatoriumwherehewasrecoveringfromtuberculosis,hedecidedtodevotehimselffull-timetowritingplaysInthefallof1914,heenteredHarvardUniversitytoattend
4、acourseindramatictechniquegivenbyProfessorGeorgeBaker.Heleftafteroneyearanddidnotcompletethecourse.HisinvolvementwiththeProvincetownPlayersbeganinmid-1916.In1936hereceivedtheNobelPrizeforLiterature.HewasalsopartofthemodernmovementtorevivetheclassicalheroicmaskfromancientGreektheatreinsomeofhisplays,
5、suchasThe Great God BrownandLazarus Laughed. Major WorksBeyond the Horizon,1920The Emperor Jones,1920Anna Christie,1920-PulitzerPrize,1922The Hairy Ape,1922Desire Under the Elms,1925Strange Interlude,1928-PulitzerPrizeAh, Wilderness!1933onlycomedyThe Iceman Cometh,1946.Long Days Journey into Night,1
6、956Long Days Journey into NightCompletedin1942,publishedin1956Asemi-autobiographicalworkArealisticwork,dealingwithcommonpeople1956.2:firstperformedinSweden1956.11:firstperformedinBroadway,theUS,andsubsequentlymanyotherplacesintheworld1962:firstadaptedintofilm Plot SummaryTheplayis setinthesummerhome
7、oftheTyronefamily,August1912.Itbeginsinthemorningandendslateatnightonthesameday.Theworkisdividedintofour acts.Itlargelyconsistsofpainfuldisclosuresandhostileexchangesamongthefourfamilymembers,asmajorcrisesmountandfinallyswallowupthefamilyindespair.OfcentralconcernareMarysgoingbacktomorphineaddiction
8、,Jamiescontinueddescendingintoirreversibledissipation,andEdmundsdiscoverythathehastuberculosisandmustenterasanatorium. Plot SummaryAllaretorninawarbetweenloveandhate,andnooneissurewhichisthestrongeremotion.Thelongdaythusjourneysintonightwhenthetragedyofthefamilyisfinallyenacted.Lovegiveswaytohate,da
9、ytonight,andhopetodespair. Character Character AnalysisAnalysisThefourmajorcharacters:James Tyrone,thefather,afamousactor,anxioustobecomerichattheexpenseofhisowntalent;Mary Tyrone,themother,adrugaddict;Jamie Tyrone,theireldersonEdmund Tyrone,theiryoungerson. Character Character AnalysisAnalysisMaryB
10、ornintoarichfamilyInstilledbythetraditionalvaluessuchasthevalueofawarmhome,happinessratherthanmoneyaccumulation.JamesSufferedfrompovertyandtherejectionbyYankeenewEnglandersduringchildhoodMaterialsuccessisthemostimportantJamesJamesThefathermiserlinessbecamerichattheexpenseoflosinghistalentdidntsentMa
11、rytoasanatoriumatonceforherdrugaddictioncouldntgivethefamilyahomeUnsatisfiedwithMarysincompetenceasagoodwifeandindulgingherselfindrugsDisappointedwiththebrighthopesandthedepressingfactstowardchildrenthemotheradrugaddictfailedtotransitfromacarefreemaidentoahousewifedespisedloworiginandmiserlinessofJa
12、messometimesblameditwasEdmundsbirththatresultedinheraddictionescapedfromthementaltroublesandresponsibilitiesbydrugaddictiondestroyedhissonssidealofmotherhood Mary Mary Jamie Jamietheoldestsononcealikeableandbrilliantstudentsufferedalotfromhismotherspreferenceforhisbrotherandhisfathersignoranceandrep
13、rimandinganunapologeticdrunk&awomanizerfailedatmosteverythinghehastriedblamingTyronesmiserlywaysformostofthefamilyproblems. Edmund EdmundtheyoungestsonafledglingjournalistandapoethavingaspecialbondwithJamieandMary,forwhomtheyhadgreataffection.beingillwithtuberculosishavingamorbidviewoflifedistressed
14、thefamilyConflicts among Family MembersConflicts among Family MembersJamesJamieEdmundMaryDifferentvaluesystembrighthopesv.s.depressingfactsJealousyandcompetitionthemotherfailstofacetherealityandbetheexampleforthechildren;thechildrenfailedtoexpresstheirlovetothemotherMain Studying Perspectives of the
15、 Play悲剧主题、人物形象分析、艺术特色等方面:王平龙:从漫长旅程看尤金奥尼尔的悲剧意识卢玉娜:论尤金奥尼尔漫长旅程玛丽丰满的女性形象刘永杰:漫长旅程的女性主义解读何宇红:创伤记忆与自我救赎郗雪蓉:简析漫长旅程的心理表现手法之一:人物对白任燕:灵魂的梦靥奥尼尔的表现主义手法在漫长旅程中的运用梁明清:进入黑夜的漫长旅程的精神生态分析吴彩云:自我、本我、超我的矛盾与冲突:漫长旅程中詹米命运的心理分析 Theme: The Tragedy SenseThelifeoftheTyronesisatragedy.Everyonehashis/herowntragedy.James:Abuseshist
16、alentsoastoberich.Mary:Livesaspirituallyisolatedlife.JamieandEdmund:VictimsofmodernAmericanlifestyleandunharmoniousfamilylife.Allthefoursufferfromfrustrationsandwishtoescapefromtheharshreality,JamesandJamielookingforsolaceintheircups,whileMaryandEdmundseektheprotectionofthefogwhichtheyhopewouldscree
17、nthemfromtheintrusionoftheworldoutside. Reasons for the Tragic LifeThethenAmericanmaterialisticsocietyAmysteriouspower The Then American Materialistic SocietyTheMeanFather:Causedbyhismiserableandphysicallypoorchildhood,Jamesisterriblycarefulwithmoney,whichmakeshimmeanandgreedyeventohisfamilymembers.
18、(e.g.unqualifieddoctor,thebad-conditionedfreesanitarium)Seemsallthetragediescomefromhim.Materialism:therealreasonisthematerialismthatprevailsinthethenAmericansociety.Thematerialismandmoney-worshippingencouragepeopletomakemoneyineverypossibleway.(abusehistalent)Lifeisfulloftricksandtraps,thestronghun
19、ttheweak.Jamesisbothatragedysourceandavictim. A Mysterious PowerInfluencedbyGreektragedies(e.g.AgamemnonandOedipus),ONeillthinksthatpeopleslivesarepredestinedbyfate.Allthefourintheplayarecontrolledbythatmysteriouspower.Ithascreatedlotsofcausations(因果)andcoincidences,whichpreventtheirdreamsfromcoming
20、true,andfinallyleadtotheirtragicends.TechniquesUsedtoExpresstheTragedies1.Symbole.g.thefogtoMary:protectiontoEdmund:lostanduncertainty2.Streamofconsciousnessmonologuesandconfessionsaregreatlyusedintheplay3.Parallelcharacterstheparallelcharacters(thepoetDawson,andMarysfather;thesuicideofTyronesfather
21、;theservantCatherinesuncle,thedrunkard;theprostitute)makethetragediesachieveuniversalsignificance Reasons for Being FamousDisadvantages: No dramatic situation or climax; too many psychological activitiesAdvantages: acceptable length; not too many characters; easily-understandable language; universal
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23、,于是三五成群,聚在大树下,或站着,或随即坐在石头上,手持那把扇子,边唠嗑边乘凉。孩子们却在周下,或站着,或随即坐在石头上,手持那把扇子,边唠嗑边乘凉。孩子们却在周围跑跑跳跳,热得满头大汗,不时听到围跑跑跳跳,热得满头大汗,不时听到“强子,别跑了,快来我给你扇扇强子,别跑了,快来我给你扇扇”。孩。孩子们才不听这一套,跑个没完,直到累气喘吁吁,这才一跑一踮地围过了,这时子们才不听这一套,跑个没完,直到累气喘吁吁,这才一跑一踮地围过了,这时母亲总是,好似生气的样子,边扇边训,母亲总是,好似生气的样子,边扇边训,“你看热的,跑什么?你看热的,跑什么?”此时这把蒲扇,此时这把蒲扇,是那么凉快,那么的温
24、馨幸福,有母亲的味道!蒲扇是中国传统工艺品,在是那么凉快,那么的温馨幸福,有母亲的味道!蒲扇是中国传统工艺品,在我国已有三千年多年的历史。取材于棕榈树,制作简单,方便携带,且蒲扇的表我国已有三千年多年的历史。取材于棕榈树,制作简单,方便携带,且蒲扇的表面光滑,因而,古人常会在上面作画。古有棕扇、葵扇、蒲扇、蕉扇诸名,实即面光滑,因而,古人常会在上面作画。古有棕扇、葵扇、蒲扇、蕉扇诸名,实即今日的蒲扇,江浙称之为芭蕉扇。六七十年代,人们最常用的就是这种,似圆非今日的蒲扇,江浙称之为芭蕉扇。六七十年代,人们最常用的就是这种,似圆非圆,轻巧又便宜的蒲扇。蒲扇流传至今,我的记忆中,它跨越了半个世纪,圆,轻巧又便宜的蒲扇。蒲扇流传至今,我的记忆中,它跨越了半个世纪,也走过了我们的半个人生的轨迹,携带着特有的念想,一年年,一天天,流向长也走过了我们的半个人生的轨迹,携带着特有的念想,一年年,一天天,流向长长的时间隧道,袅长的时间隧道,袅结束