Long Day’s Journey into Night
by Eugene O’Neill

Long Day’s Journey into Night: Style 1 key example

Style
Explanation and Analysis:

In dialogue, Eugene O'Neill revolutionized western theater with his dedication to using the American vernacular. This is the most characteristic aspect of his style. O'Neill was part of the movement of "realism" in theater, wherein the goal was to recreate reality as accurately as possible. O'Neill was one of the earliest American playwrights to extend this realist theater to the words that real people use. While the Tyrones speak clearly and in altogether standard English, their language is still particularly American.