• MUTHUMEENA. A
• Dr. D. Pradeek

This paper explains how Eugene O’Neill presents family conflict as a form of modern tragedy in Long Day’s Journey into Night. Unlike ancient tragedies, where heroes struggle against gods or fate. The Tyrone family is destroyed by their own past, addictions, and inability to communicate with one another. By the studies of scholars such as Ismaiel, Raja, and Benabdallah, this paper shows how the family home itself becomes a battlefield. The tragic vision of the play is seen in the way the family is stuck in a continuous cycle of blaming one another. Instead of understanding and supporting each other, they repeatedly accuse each other for their problems. Because they cannot escape this cycle of blame, their emotional pain keeps increasing. As a result, their lives become a painful inner journey filled with guilt, sorrow, and darkness of the soul.

Family Conflict, Modern Tragedy, Addiction, Escapism, Eugene O’Neill

"FAMILY CONFLICT AS MODERN TRAGEDY IN EUGENE O’NEILL’S LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 1, page no.d672-d674, January-2026, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2601386.pdf

"FAMILY CONFLICT AS MODERN TRAGEDY IN EUGENE O’NEILL’S LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 1, page no. ppd672-d674, January-2026, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2601386.pdf