The Emperor Jones
by Eugene O’Neill
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The Emperor Jones: Flashbacks 1 key example

Key Examples in The Emperor Jones

Scene 7
Explanation and Analysis—"Been Heah Befo'":

The majority of The Emperor Jones is written in a sequence of hallucinatory flashbacks. As Jones runs through the forest in the hopes of escaping Lem’s murderous uprising, he encounters multiple visions and memories that escalate in thematic intensity.