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100	1		_aO'Neill, Eugene, _d1888-1953
245	1	4	_aThe First Man
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2003
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2003-05-01
508			_aProduced by Charles Franks, Robert Rowe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML version by Al Haines.
520			_a"The First Man" by Eugene O'Neill is a play written in the early 20th century. The drama revolves around the complex relationships within the Jayson family, particularly highlighting the character of Curtis Jayson, an anthropologist who is preparing for an important expedition while grappling with the emotional fallout from his past and a significant change in his life. The opening of the play introduces Curtis, his wife Martha, and their friend Edward Bigelow, setting the stage in their home. As they discuss Curtis's upcoming expedition—the chance to uncover the origins of mankind—tensions surface when Martha reveals she is pregnant, which complicates Curtis's plans and deepens the existing emotional turmoil. The dialogue highlights Curtis's preoccupation with his work and the unease he feels about the changes the pregnancy represents. Martha, understanding the implications, wishes to embrace this new chapter, contrasting with Curtis's conflicted feelings about fatherhood and his commitment to their intellectual life together. This dynamic sets up the core conflicts of the play, suggesting themes of sacrifice, love, and the struggle to balance personal desires with social expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aAmerican drama -- 20th century
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4026
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