Long Day’s Journey into Night
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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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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Long Day’s Journey into Night

by

Eugene O’Neill

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Act One
  • Act Two, Scene One
  • Act Two, Scene Two
  • Act Three
  • Act Four
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Fatalism and Resignation Theme Icon
    Fatalism and Resignation
  • Denial, Blame, and Guilt Theme Icon
    Denial, Blame, and Guilt
  • Loneliness, Isolation, and Belonging Theme Icon
    Loneliness, Isolation, and Belonging
  • Love and Forgiveness Theme Icon
    Love and Forgiveness
  • The Past, Nostalgia, and Regret Theme Icon
    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 Symbol Icon
    The Fog
  • Mary’s Wedding Dress Symbol Icon
    Mary’s Wedding Dress
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dialect
  • Flashbacks
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Genre
  • Idioms
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Setting
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
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