尤金.奥尼尔是美国戏剧之父,他一生对人生悲剧及其成因进行了孜孜不倦、入木三分的探索并创作了多部悲剧。本文通过分析奥尼尔的代表作之一《榆树下的欲望》,揭示了在以金钱为主的社会里,物欲横流,人性被压抑以及导致情感扭曲的社会现实,从而展示奥尼尔特有的悲剧思想。 Eugene O’Neill is the father of American drama. Throughout his life, he has worked tirelessly on the tragedies of life and his causes, explored and created many tragedies in the third. By analyzing one of O’Neill’s masterpieces, “The Desire under the Elms,” this article reveals that O’Neal’s unique tragedy idea is revealed in the predominantly money-driven society, such as materialistic desires, suppressed human nature and social realities that lead to emotional distortions.