Introduction
Chapter One Alienation： From Existentialism， the Absurd to O'Neillian Absurdity
Ⅰ.Repetition： An O'Neillian Family Curse
Ⅱ.Faithlessness： An O'Neillian Defiance of God
Ⅲ.Incommunicability： An O'Neillian Mode of Silence
Chapter Two Authenticity： From Existentialism， the Absurd to O'Neill's Absurdity
Ⅰ.The Truth of Hopeless Hope
Ⅱ.The Significance of Struggle
Ⅲ.The Hatred of Death
Chapter Three Man and Nature： The Absurdist Features in O'Neill's Early Plays
Ⅰ.Thirst： Silence and Survival
Ⅱ.Where the Cross Is Made ："Mary Allen" and Madness
Ⅲ.Gold： Deprivation and Defiance
Chapter Four Man and Others： The Absurdist Features in O'Neill's Middle Plays
Ⅰ.The Hairy Ape： A Think for "Belonging"
Ⅱ.Strange Interlude ： "The God-Mother" Matters
Ⅲ.Mourning Becomes Electra： "I'm The Last Mannon"
Chapter Five Man and the Self： The Absurdist Features in O'Neill's Later Plays
Ⅰ.More Stately Mansions： A Courageous Facing of the "Mothering Self"
Ⅱ.The Iceman Cometh ..The Absurdist As A Philosopher
Ⅲ.Long Day's Journey into Night ~ A Family War of Anti-Surveillance
Conclusion
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