1. Disintegration the Family in Desire Under the Elms
... artificial feudal relations into a natural harmony of free individuals. But, later on, the modern family cuts itself off from the world. "All the energy of the group is expended on helping the children to rise in the world, individually and without any collective ambition: children rather than the family."8 The father think that he has fulfilled his mission while he scatters his boys ... At the same time, the mother represents the whole world for her sons and "the magic fountain which incarnates mirror-like the child‟s desire for maternal reunion."18 On the other hand, the sons and dau...
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