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    "The Hairy Ape" Summarized and Analyzed
    "The Hairy Ape" Summarized and Analyzed
    "The Hairy Ape" Summarized and Analyzed
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    "The Hairy Ape" Summarized and Analyzed

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    “The Hairy Ape” by Eugene O’Neill was first performed in 1922. It is an excellent expressionist play.

    The play is focused on a brutish and unthinking laborer who is known as Yank. In the world that is controlled by the rich, Yank searches for a sense of belonging.

    He works on an ocean liner and at first while stoking the engines of the ship he feels quite secure, and he believes that he has enough physical strength to control the engines of the ship, but once he is called a filthy beast by the rich daughter of a steel industrialist, he feels very weak and undergoes a crisis of identity.

    Having left the ship, he begins to wander around in Manhattan, however, he learns that he does not belong anywhere. He visits the socialites on Fifth Avenue and also tries to fit into labor organizers on the waterfront, but he does not get adjusted.

    Eventually, he reaches the zoo and he is reduced to seeking a kindred being with the gorilla there. He eventually dies in the gorilla’s embrace.

    "The Hairy Ape" Summarized and Analyzed
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    Chapter One: Introduction
    Chapter Two: Plot Overview
    Chapter Three: Characters
    Chapter Four: Complete Summary
    Chapter Five: Critical Analysis

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRaja Sharma
    Release dateMar 20, 2015
    ISBN9781310668562
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      Chapter One: Introduction

      The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill was first performed in 1922. It is an excellent expressionist play.

      The play is focused on a brutish and unthinking laborer who is known as Yank. In the world that is controlled by the rich, Yank searches for a sense of belonging.

      He works on an ocean liner and at first while stoking the engines of the ship he feels quite secure, and he believes that he has enough physical strength to control the engines of the ship, but once he is called a filthy beast by the rich daughter of a steel industrialist, he feels very weak and undergoes a crisis of identity.

      Having left the ship, he begins to wander around in Manhattan; however, he learns that he does not belong anywhere. He visits the socialites on Fifth Avenue and also tries to fit into labor organizers on the waterfront, but he does not get adjusted.

      Eventually, he reaches the zoo and he is reduced to seeking a kindred being with the gorilla there. He eventually dies in the gorilla’s embrace.

      Through this play, the playwright shows his social concern for the oppressed industrial workers.

      He believes that the capitalist system definitely persecutes the working class people, but the playwright also criticizes a socialist movement that can not fulfill the needs or the individuals and solve their personal and unique problems.

      The industrial world and the working environment for the workers in the play is toxic and dehumanizing. Likewise, the world of the rich is superficial and dehumanizing.

      Yank, the main character, stands as a symbol of the human condition, standing alienated from nature owing to his isolated consciousness. He does not find his place in any environment or social group.

      Chapter Two: Plot Overview

      The first scene opens in the engine room of a Transatlantic Ocean Liner. The firemen are sitting in the forecastle of the ship. They are the workers who shovel coal into the engine of the ship.

      The workers are drinking and conversing. The ship left New York City an hour ago and they have to sail for seven more days. All the firemen are very strong and muscular.

      Yank is the fiercest

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