The Mannon Estate
A Tomb with a View
The Mannon home isn't like what you'd expect to see on MTV's
Cribs. Like most
rich folks, the Mannons love showing off their money, but the way O'Neill
describes this mansion is...
Ezra Mannon's Portrait
Court's in Session
One of the weirdest things about Ezra Mannon is that he's
always there—even when he's not. Characters constantly talk about him, and his
memory haunts Lavinia, Orin, Christine...
The Mannon Family Portraits
The Hall of Dead
Relatives
Ezra's not the only dead or absent Mannon whose face we find
framed and nailed to the walls of the Mannon home. In the sitting-room, where
guests are entertained, are po...
The Islands of the South Seas
Destination
Nowhere
Sometimes it's nice to just pack your bags and get away
from it all—everybody needs to take a little vacation now and then. That's
where what Brant, Lavinia, and other charac...
Darkness and Light
Anybody Got a
Match?Black and white, right and left, darkness and light—all
classic pairs that are used to describe good and evil in a slightly fancier and
prettier literary way. Throughout...
Ghosts and Other Spooky Stuff
Who doesn't love a good ghost story?
Well, probably Orin Mannon, for one.
Once the unfortunate Ezra Mannon and his murdering
adulteress of a wife are out of the picture, ghosts seem t...
The Oedipus Complex
Psychiatrist: "I
have to tell you, madam, that your son is suffering from an Oedipus complex."
Mother: "Oedipus, Schmoedipus! What does it matter, so
long as he loves his mother?"
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