O’Neill focusses and introduces the importance of love through Baby’s relationship with several characters and objects that are important to her such as Jules and her rag doll. A lack of love corrupts different characters throughout the novel. The corruption of the characters leads them to attempt to find love in the worst ways possible. Considering Baby’s father’s addiction to drugs, she lacks a father figure and attention, causing her to seek connections and relationships with men. She describes,” I wanted desperately to belong to someone. It didn’t matter who” (O’Neill, 207). O’Neill emphasizing that Baby did not care who she had the connection with, highlights how valuable love is. When people, especially children, are neglected, they will accept and follow those who take interest in
O’Neill focusses and introduces the importance of love through Baby’s relationship with several characters and objects that are important to her such as Jules and her rag doll. A lack of love corrupts different characters throughout the novel. The corruption of the characters leads them to attempt to find love in the worst ways possible. Considering Baby’s father’s addiction to drugs, she lacks a father figure and attention, causing her to seek connections and relationships with men. She describes,” I wanted desperately to belong to someone. It didn’t matter who” (O’Neill, 207). O’Neill emphasizing that Baby did not care who she had the connection with, highlights how valuable love is. When people, especially children, are neglected, they will accept and follow those who take interest in