... in his third play, Desire Under the Elms. Desire Under the Elms represents one of the supreme moment in the history of American tragedy, because it is "the first important tragedy to be written in America."19 O‟Neill‟s treatment of the story seems almost Greek, both in the specific similarities and in the atmosphere of determinism. In a letter to ... . Fredrick Wilkins describes Ephraim Cabot, the father, as ''the spokesman of a materialistic society that destroys the souls of other men, and as a Puritan protagonist, he always has an apt biblical quotations for every missed he perfor...

• Word Count: 9352
• Approx Pages: 37
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... begin the interview with the subject's background. The Branston and Stafford (1999, p233) suggestion is that personal identity and the background interpretation of the ordinary individual could raise new and important information in an oral interview. I will begin with and introduction to my subject's life story and then continue on with the analyses of my oral history interview transcript. My dad ... also analyse the material in a historical form. I will describe some parts of the oral history interview detail, but it addition I will also attempt to interpret the transcript by using di...

• Word Count: 3332
• Approx Pages: 13