Long Day’s Journey into Night
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Act One Act Two, Scene One Act Two, Scene Two Act Three Act Four
Themes
All Themes Fatalism and Resignation Denial, Blame, and Guilt Loneliness, Isolation, and Belonging Love and Forgiveness The Past, Nostalgia, and Regret
Quotes
Characters
All Characters James Tyrone Mary Tyrone Edmund Tyrone Jamie Tyrone Cathleen Eugene Tyrone Mother Elizabeth
Symbols
All Symbols The Fog Mary’s Wedding Dress
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Flashbacks Foil Foreshadowing Genre Idioms Irony Metaphors Mood Setting Situational Irony Style Tone
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by Eugene O’Neill
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