《送冰人来了》是美国著名戏剧家尤金.奥尼尔后期的代表作之一。在这部戏剧里,奥尼尔用自己本身对于戏剧张力的把握描述了一群生活在哈里·霍普旅馆里终日以白日梦和酒精生活的人们。在这群显性人群的背后还有一些隐性的女性,伊芙琳就是其中的一位。然而,她的形象的塑造只是存在于男性的言谈和玩笑中。她是被剥夺了发言权的受害者,在里面既是温柔的天使又是邪恶的恶魔。伊芙琳的双重身份凸显了父权社会中女性地位的卑微和被歧视。
The Iceman Cometh is the masterpiece of Eugene O'Neill in his later life.In this play,O'Neill successfully described a drunken and day-dreaming group of people who lived in Harry Hope's hotel with his excellent writing skills.However,behind these people,there are still some hidden females.Evelyn,one of them,only exists in the talk and jokes of the males.She is the victim without right to speak.Meanwhile,she is both a devil and an angel in the play.The double roles symbolize that in a patriarchal society,the females are despised and always in low status.