The Hairy Ape

In the Play, The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill, there are two characters that play an important role in the play. They are Paddy and Long. Long and Paddy are firemen aboard the Ocean Liner. They both have thick accents, but express their thoughts with complexity through their dialogue as seen in the play. With their characteristics, one sees two different sides of how the Industrial Revolution had an impact on the lives of …

…there and taken away by the Industrial Revolution. And on the other hand, Long is a man of wisdom, who knows what this Industrial Revolution has forced among the lower class people and how much of their rights was taken away from them because of this Revolution. They both regret the Industrial Revolution, but differently in their unique ways of thinking and their different life styles, which have led them to their ways of thinking.