The Hairy Ape summary by Eugene O'Neill.
The Hairy Ape - Eugene O’Neil [1888-1953] Eugene O’Neill’s “ The Hairy Ape” is a very popular, expressionistic, psychoanlytical, modern American drama.It is an external tragedy of modern man-his glorious self destructive struggle in this machine age. Man is a social animal. A sense of stability,of security, of belongingness is necessary for his happiness and tranquility. He must have his moorings somewhere, in some home,in the love and affection of parents,friends and other relatives. When thissense4 of belongingness,this sense of harmony is lost for one reason or the other, man suffers from a feeling of insecurity and loss of confidence. He feels orphaned, defrauded and at bay.There was little stability of background in O’Neill’s own life and this accounts for the fact