Auto biographical elements in "Mourning Becomes Electra"
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This document summarizes elements of Eugene O'Neill's play "Mourning Becomes Electra" that reflect aspects of his own life. It notes that O'Neill frequently wrote about themes of pessimism, death, and family dysfunction in his plays. Specifically in "Mourning Becomes Electra", it draws parallels between the suicides and murders that take place in the play and O'Neill's own experiences with death in his family. It also suggests the unhealthy family relationships portrayed in the play reflect issues O'Neill had with his own parents.
Auto biographical elements in "Mourning Becomes Electra"
- 1. Auto-biographical elements in “Mourning Becomes Electra” • Paper: The American literature • Presented By: Poojaba Jadeja • Roll No.: 20 • Year: 2014, semester 3rd • Submitted to: Smt. S.B. Guardy Department of English, Maharaja Krishnkumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
- 2. Auto-biographical elements in “Mourning Becomes Electra”
- 3. Eugene O’Neill as an auto-biographical writer • Pessimism in his plays ‘Desire Under the Elms’ ‘Long Day’s journey into night’ ‘Mourning Becomes Electra’ • Death and Murders in his plays Eight suicides, Twelve important murders, Twenty six deaths, Eight cases of insanity
- 4. In Mourning Becomes Electra O’Neill’s pessimistic life • Deaths and Suicides Dark, gloomy atmosphere of the play • Suicide of Christiana and Orin, Murder of Adam, death of Ezra Failure of relationships • Parents marital problems Unhealthy, relations in the play • Oedipus, Electra complex • Hatred among family members Love for sea Sea journey in the play • Orin & Lavinia’s voyage • Orin’s dream island
- 5. Orin’s Oedipus complex His brother’s devotion to his mother Lavinia’s survival O'Neill's survival
- 6. Characters Struggling for love