The depiction of metaphorical aspects in the selected literary work by the American dramatist Eugene O'Neill

Abstract

This paper is to present the metaphorical aspects of Eugene O’Neill‘s selected plays. Revising the dramatic and literary life of the father of American drama. The main objective of this study to find out some tragic, metaphorical aspect in the plays such as Desire under the Elm; The strange interlude and the long day’s journey into night and The Hairy Ape. The analysis is the narrative analysis, as well as the data analysis is the documentary analysis. The tool is in interpretive in data analysis. In data collection. The tool is the secondary data, the researchers look to the metaphorical expressions and their effects. In short, the main aim is to find metaphorical expression in the plays of Eugene ONeill selected plays. The analysis is qualitative as well as to conduct the narrative technique because the study is dealt with stories, actions, and character to narrate their events.