The Hairy Ape

How does Eugene O'Neill use imagery in The Hairy Ape?

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The single mention of her father's company, Nazareth Steel, suggests that in the
playwright's intention, the exploitation of the working class and the expansion of the
capitalist system are somehow tied to Christianity, Jesus Christ having been born in
Nazareth. The idea is developed further through the imagery of the environment of the engine room being described as "hellish."

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