The technique of Expressionism in American Drama

                                                                                                          

MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENGLISH (MEG-17)

American Drama

ASSIGNMENT 

Course Code: MEG-17 

7. Discuss the technique of Expressionism in American Drama.

Expressionism is a modernist movement that emerged in Europe in the early 20th century, which sought to express the inner emotional state of the artist rather than to represent reality objectively. Expressionism in American Drama, which emerged in the 1920s, was heavily influenced by this movement, and it is characterized by its use of symbolism, stylized dialogue, and psychological realism to express the inner emotional state of the characters. 

One of the key techniques of Expressionism in American Drama is the use of symbolism. Expressionist playwrights used symbols to represent abstract concepts, such as love, death, or despair, and to express the inner emotional state of the characters. For example, in Eugene O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape," the character of Yank is represented as an animal, which symbolizes his sense of alienation and dislocation in the industrialized world. Similarly, in Elmer Rice's

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