《进入黑夜的漫长旅程》是一部以奥尼尔的家庭生活为题材的悲剧。该剧放弃了“情节整一性”的传统,从平淡无奇的生活中挖掘出非常的戏剧性;并把亚里斯多德描述的“情节”与“性格”的先后关系颠倒了过来,直接描写人物,进入人物的内心生活;表述了现代人内心的痛苦与挣扎,揭示了现代戏剧中特有的“人与环境的冲突”;以心灵表现的艺术整一性取代了“情节整一性”。 “A long journey into the night” is a tragedy with O’Neill’s family life as its theme. The play abandons the tradition of “plot integrity” and excavated the drama from the bland life. And the relationship between “plot” and “character” described by Aristotle Turn it over, direct description of the characters, enter the inner life of the characters; expression of the pain and struggle of the modern heart, revealing the unique “conflict between people and the environment” in modern drama; to replace the artistic integrity of spiritual expression The “plot integrity”.