>LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT< For many generations now, dysfunction, for whatever reason, has been a more common dynamic in the relations of the modern family. Many writers have captured this dynamic in their work for a plethora of reasons. Some may do it simply to get the reader to identify, while others may do it to give us a bit of insight into the dysfunctional life, regardless of weather we can relate or …showed first 75 words of 765 total…

…showed last 75 words of 765 total…right.” And then of course, there’s her mental illness. In the end she just takes loads of medication to escape and she goes off the deep end, leaving the family to fall apart. Essentially, they all perpetuate the vicious cycle of dysfunction, defectiveness and blame. There is a sort of order to it all in that each individual connection among the family members makes a chain that flows perfectly in keeping the chaos going.