奥尼尔后期剧作《送冰的人来了》从铺张的实验性手法中解脱出来,直截了当地关注人在一个不调和的环境中的地位,在更接近写实主义的架构中,让特定的人物演绎出自身特定的人生戏剧,从而实现了写实主义戏剧的力量,也提升了其后期剧作的重要性。 O’Neill’s later play, “Delivering Ice,” was freed from the extravagant experimental techniques, paying close attention to man’s position in an unharmonious setting. In a structure closer to realism, letting certain characters deduce Out of their own specific life drama, so as to achieve the power of realistic drama, but also enhance the importance of its later dramas.