02351cam a22003133u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000032001122450018001442640051001623000047002133360026002603370026002863380036003125000031003485080117003795201365004965340045018616530035019066530025019416530029019668560042019954025UtSlPG20260610133120.0mcr n260607r2003||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aO'Neill, Eugene,d1888-195310aAnna Christie 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2003  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2003-05-01  aProduced by Charles Franks, Robert Rowe and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines.  a"Anna Christie" by Eugene O'Neill is a play written in the early 20th century. This dramatic work revolves around the life of Anna Christopherson, the daughter of a coal barge captain, as she reunites with her estranged father while navigating the complexities of her troubled past and the harsh realities of life. The interactions between Anna, her father Chris, and Mat Burke, a stoker, delve into themes of familial bonds, societal expectations, and the quest for personal redemption.  At the start of the play, we find ourselves in "Johnny-The-Priest's" saloon in New York City. Chris Christopherson, who enters in a drunken state, is filled with joy upon receiving a letter from his daughter Anna, who is coming to see him after many years apart. As Chris relishes the prospect of their reunion, we are introduced to Anna, who arrives looking worn and weary. The initial exchanges between Chris and the other characters set the stage for Anna’s complex character—a woman grappling with her identity and past traumas, which are hinted at but not fully revealed. As the scene unfolds, we detect hints of tension and anticipation regarding Anna's impact on Chris's simple life and her possible relationship with the rough and rugged Mat Burke, establishing thematic threads that will run throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFathers and daughters -- Drama  aYoung women -- Drama  aNew York (N.Y.) -- Drama40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4025