The Hairy Ape
The Hairy Ape
Threaded throughout the collection of Eugene O’Neill’s dramatic works is the concept of "pipe dreams." An undercurrent in many of his scripts is the assertion that having a dream of what one thinks he or she is, or can become, is essential to human existence. Without this pipe dream about the self, life becomes meaningless. How does The Hairy Ape demonstrate this concept of "pipe dreams"?