Postmodernist Rendition of Myth in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night and The Iceman Cometh

The present paper considers Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night and The Iceman Cometh under the postmodernist notion of myth. Through some mythical themes of the plays, the study attempts to disclose the differences between the traditional myth and the postmodern myth to show the decay of myth in the postmodern cultures. Through analyzing some traditional notions of myth, it ties to demonstrate that the traditional values of some myths such as American family do not exist anymore.

Keywords:

Myth , Eugene O'Neill , Long Day's Journey into Night , The Iceman Cometh