Three Plays
Describe symbolism in Three Plays by Eugene O'Neill
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In the play, Desire Under the Elms, the farmhouse serves a symbol of the entrapping emotional and spiritual tension at the core of the play - in this case, individual power, status, and security.
Desire Under the Elms