老凯博特是尤金·奥尼尔巨作《榆树下的欲望》中的老农庄主。同时是一个异化的人物形象。在他的世界里,没有亲情和爱情,有的只是物质。在他的眼中,那些牛羊远远比人类更可爱,也更让他觉得温暖和舒适。而正是这样的一个人物也彰显了尤金·奥尼尔本身的信仰迷失和对现代社会中精神缺失的焦虑。本论文旨在通过分析老凯博特这一悲剧人物形象的异化去阐释尤金·奥尼尔本人的精神诉求。
Ephraim Cabot, an image of alienation, is the old farm owner in Eugene O' Neill' s masterpiece De- sire under the Elms. In his world, matrials are more important than his families. Meanwhile, in his eyes, the ani- mals are more cute and more easily to live with. The spiritual waste of Ephraim Cabot, to some extent, shows the spiritual loss the alienation and anxiety of the author himself. The paper uncovers Uugene O' Neill' s spiritual pursuit analysis of the tragic image Ephraim Cabot. through