Research On Ecological Thought In Eugene O'neill Drama

Eugene O'Neill(Eugene O'Neill,1888-1953)is a famous American playwright in American drama,he and his great contribution to the world literature made him one of the outstanding figures of literary criticism circles.As a representative writer of expressionism literature,O'Neill's drama filled with thoughts of American society in the unreasonable human life style and concept of value,on the spiritual world of human moral collapse and the alienation of human nature.The ecological doctrine of O'Neill is not in the strict sense,but he is a full of humanistic spirit,social responsibility and playwright of ecological consciousness,ecological problems Become serious in the reflection of the conflict between man and nature embodied in his works,the analysis of human beings and distort the alienation of interpersonal relationships of human exploration and so reflects his ecological consciousness strong.Because of this,this paper try from the ecological perspective of O'Neill's drama creation the overall research,careful analysis the relationshipof "man and nature","human and human","human and society",and then discuss the present drama in the natural ecology,social ecology and spiritual ecology,to find the hidden in O'Neill ecological awareness and ecological ideal,and O'Neill the formation of thought.Through the study of the ecological thought in O'Neill's drama,the author points out the serious ecological problems and warns people of the importance and urgency of setting up the correct ecological view.