Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
He uses two
important things, civil war and myth. He uses the setting to show the divided nature of the
country, north and south, different outlooks, philosophies and values. Uses the electra myth to
expose the cracked foundations of the family. Uses lot of psychology influences by freud.
Freuds ideas helped to deepen his dramas. One of the first playwriters to study the inside of
the characters mind. Conscious motives an unconscious needs-id and ego. He destorts reality
in order to express the problem in this play. In the play ,,strange interlude" there is no
outward action what so ever, the most important action takes place in characters mind. We can
come to conclusion that we can almost listen to the characters thinking." Long days journey
into night" about responsibility and love-hate relationship within the family. Action takes
place in a single day. The father and the son have a bitter discussion about the past, while
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