浓郁而强烈的悲剧意识是美国剧作家奥尼尔文学作品中一个较为明显的主题,他的很多作品都试图通过探析家庭成员之间的关系,将批判的矛头指向西方社会中人们缺失了精神的依靠后陷入的人性困境。本文在对《无穷的岁月》《榆树下的欲望》文本细读的基础上,对其作品中现代家庭的悲剧根源进行了探讨。 A strong and strong sense of tragedy is one of the more obvious themes in the American playwright O’Neill’s literary works. Many of his works attempt to point the criticism to the lack of spiritual dependence in Western society by analyzing the relations among family members Plunge into the human predicament. On the basis of careful reading of the text “The Desire under the Elms,” entitled “Infinite Years,” this article explores the tragedy roots of modern families in his works.