Long Day’s Journey into Night In the later part of the 19th century a new movement swept over the American literature. Naturalism was a theory that believed that composition should be based on objective human beings. Naturalists concentrated on the harsh aspects of life, believing that life rarely works out, as people want it to. Authors viewed life and human behavior as an experiment controlled by instinct, emotions, and social conditions. In “Long Day’…showed first 75 words of 779 total…

…showed last 75 words of 779 total…his own identity in the process. Through the Tyrones, O’Neill illustrates the significance of the human struggle. “Long Day’s Journey into Night” emphasizes how crucial it is to keep one’s life intact. By taking the life’s journey it is important to keep motivated in order to survive. O’Neill proves that struggle, no matter how hopeless, acts as an assuring factor that guides a person to lead an emotionally stable life.