The concept of “eugenics” finds its illustration predominantly in the writings of:
[A] John Osborne
[B] George Bernard Shaw
[C] Eugene O’Neil
[D] Harold Pinter
[E] Arthur miller
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct option is B and C only.

To understand why this choice is correct, we can examine how the concept of eugenics and biological determinism influenced the literary works of the specified authors:
1. George Bernard Shaw (B): Shaw was a prominent member of the Eugenics Education Society and heavily integrated eugenicist thought into his plays and philosophical writings. His most notable exploration of this theme is in his play Man and Superman (1903), where he argues for the conscious, selective breeding of human beings to foster the evolution of a superior species (the "Superman" or "Übermensch").
2. Eugene O’Neill (C): O’Neill’s dramas frequently engage with early 20th-century anxieties regarding heredity, biological determinism, and evolutionary degeneration. Plays such as The Hairy Ape and Mourning Becomes Electra depict characters struggling against their genetic inheritance and ancestral lineage, illustrating the tragic consequences of biological and psychological predispositions.

In contrast, John Osborne is known for the "Angry Young Men" movement of social realism, Harold Pinter is a master of the Theatre of the Absurd, and Arthur Miller focused on mid-century American social and political drama. None of these three writers focused on eugenics or evolutionary breeding as a central theme in their works. Therefore, the concept is predominantly illustrated in the writings of George Bernard Shaw and Eugene O’Neill.