In his plays, O'Neill has embodied the trends and conflicts of his own time; he rebels against the narrowness, mindedness, hypocrisy, crudeness of feelingness, and the materialistic short-sightedness of his age.16 Throughout his plays, O'Neill reflects the reality of the American society. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

He presided over family prayers and worked on the family farm. ... Men started out wearing powdered wigs and breeches and changed to wear long pants and short hair. ... There were all kinds of animal hunts, like for instance, hare hunts, foxhunts, raccoon bunts, and opossum hunts. Other animal-related included horse racing, cock fighting, and bull baiting. In the winter, when outdoor sports that involved animals didn't come in to play, colonists, found other means of entertainment. ...

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• Grade Level: High School