필립 로스의 『포트노이씨 병』 연구: 유대적 정체성의 위기

• 영문명: A study on Philip Roth"s fiction: Crisis of Jewish identity
• 발행기관: 한국영어어문교육학회
• 저자명: 백낙승(Baek Nak-Seung)
• 간행물 정보: 『영어어문교육』영어어문교육 제12권 제3호, 211~226쪽, 전체 16쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2006.09.01

영문 초록

  This paper examines the crisis of the protagonist"s Jewish identity in Philip Roth"s Portnoy"s Complaint. Jewish values are centered on the philosophy of Judaism and Jewish history. Judaism is based on an ethical monotheism which is Bible-centered. It is characterized by its covenant with God, its humanism, and its emphasis on moral action. It provides essential reasons for man"s existence and stresses human confidence and sufficiency. Jewish values can be found in words such as “good,” “humanity,” “dignity,” “responsibility,” and “sense of community.” These positive Jewish values pervade Philip Roth"s fiction paradoxically. Throughout especially Portnoy"s Complaint, the protagonist fails to embrace Jewish values in contrast to Bellow or Malamud"s heroes and repeat the same mistakes eliciting fits of laughter from readers. The protagonist suffers from his strongly-felt ethical and altruistic impulses perpetually warring with his extreme sexual longings against which he struggles. His desperation grows as he finds himself unable to channel his dissatisfaction and change his situations. His dominating mother and his confusion over Jewishness and Americanism are the main obstacles to his establishment of self-identity. He attempts to build up his gender identity and Jewish identity through his ego-centric sexual relationship with shikses(female gentiles). His inability to embody Jewish values leads to the failure to fulfill his identity. Roth paradoxically shows that the protagonist"s realization of Jewishness is essential to the cure for his fragmented self.

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영어 초록
Ⅰ. 서론
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Ⅲ. 결론
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키워드

Jewish identity moral action fragmented self 유대적 정체성 도덕적 행동 분열된 자아