Book Report

The book is called Long days Journey Into night by Eugene O'Neill. A Long Days Journey Into Night was first published as a Yale Nota Bene book in 2002 and has a total of 177 pages. Yale publisher press first published a Long Days Journey Into Night in 1956. A Long Journeys into Night includes a Foreword by Harold Bloom. The back cover of the book gave me information on the book such as that the book is Eugene O’Neill’s autobiography. One of the characters of this play is James Tyrone, he is the husband of Mary and father of Edmund and Jamie. He has learned to have a strong work ethic since his father abandoned him. Mary Tyrone is James wife, she struggles from a morphine addiction that has lasted for two decades. Throughout the play, she uses morphine and the dosages seem to increase. She at times regrets marrying James because of the dreams she had to let go. Jamie Tyrone is the eldest son of married couple. He is completely supported by his parents, he dropped out of college and spends his money  on alcohol and women.  He has no ambition like his parents. Edmund Tyrone is the younger son, he is like his father and brother in ways he too is an alcoholic. During the play he finds out he has tuberculosis. He is a dreamer and intelligent young man, and this is why out of both their kids Mary has more hope of Edmund becoming successful one day. I liked this book because I felt it was down to earth, it related to some lives of regular people instead of just the traditional rich person. One of the good points is the family’s love they have for one another. The weak points to me are, when Mary relapses from her morphine addiction. I would recommend this book to anyone who would appreciate a good plot from a play.