... sense out of it for the world of the play."11 In this respect, dramatists such as Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, and Tennessee Williams exposed the raw tensions of the American family, and confronted problems of the lost individual in an industrial and mechanized society through statements of ... and self-deception. In general terms, the world of American family drama shows a concern for family failure and destruction. The power of their plays comes from the industry of this concern. Whatever it is about, the play is likely to be rooted in these struggles. From O'Neill on ... Neill is reg...

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