"The First Man" by Eugene O'Neill centers around anthropologist Curtis Jayson, whose life takes an unexpected turn just as he prepares for a career-defining expedition. The play begins with Curtis, his wife Martha, and their acquaintance Edward Bigelow, setting the scene in their residence. Curtis is on the verge of embarking on an expedition to uncover the mysteries of human origins, but Martha's unexpected announcement that she is pregnant throws his carefully laid plans into disarray, causing emotional upheaval. It emphasizes Curtis's strong commitment to his work and his worry about the changes that pregnancy represents, contrasting with Martha's desire to accept the new chapter in their lives. The core of the drama explores themes of love, personal sacrifice, and the conflict between individual goals and societal norms.
The First Man
By Eugene O'Neill
As a man stands on the cusp of groundbreaking discovery, a life-altering revelation forces him to confront the delicate balance between ambition and the profound realities of love and family.
Summary
About the AuthorEugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier associated with Chekhov, Ibsen, and Strindberg. The tragedy Long Day's Journey into Night is often included on lists of the finest U.S. plays in the 20th century, alongside Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. He was awarded the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature. O'Neill is also the only playwright to win four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama techniques of realism, earlier associated with Chekhov, Ibsen, and Strindberg. The tragedy Long Day's Journey into Night is often included on lists of the finest U.S. plays in the 20th century, alongside Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. He was awarded the 1936 Nobel Prize in Literature. O'Neill is also the only playwright to win four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama.
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