Simply put, James Tyrone is tightwad. Rather than spend his money on his family and give them the care and amenities they deserve, he spends all that he has on worthless property, which is all mortgaged and helps the family very little. Being cheap carries over to medi

The character’s of “Long Day’s Journey into Night” all see substance abuse as a safety zone for escaping their problems. All of them aside from Edmund seem to not even realize what they are doing, as it has become such a fearsome habit that they feel there is no other solution. They pour drink after drink or take shot after shot, only to encounter their problems later. Edmund is different though, knowing exactly what he is doing and why, also pointing out the actions of others. He keeps everyone in check and also attempts to solve the family problems by discussing all that is wrong. And yet no progress is made, as they all continue their vicious cycle of drinking, forgetting, remembering, fighting, and drinking again, gaining no ground on fixing their pathetic lives.

cal care, where rather than spend his money on a qualified physician for five dollars or so, he chooses those that are somewhere near one dollar and no very little about what they are talking about. His lifestyle is known all too well by his family, especially by his ill son, Edmund, who he has provided little medical care for and plans on sending to a cheap, state-run sanatorium. Edmund calls his father out on his lack of family spending, blaming him for many of the medical problems they have, such as his mother’s addiction and his current illness, which he knows little about since they have such a awful physician. After a heated verbal battle, ending with Edmund pointing out the choice of sanatorium, James stares at his son and simply says, “You look weak, lad. You’d better take a bracer,” (O’Neill 149). He follows this by filling Edmund’s glass to the brim with whiskey, and then his own, and they both drink. They put this particular fight behind them with the finishing of the glasses, and they continue their card game, on

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