쉐퍼드의 『사랑을 위한 바보짓』 - 미국의 백인 가족에 내재한 일그러진 남성성과 억압된 여성성

• 영문명: Shepard"s Fool for Love: Twisted Masculinity and Oppressed Femininity in the American White Family
• 발행기관: 한국아메리카학회
• 저자명: 황규철(Hwang Kyu-Cheol)
• 간행물 정보: 『미국학논집』제36집 2호, 287~303쪽, 전체 17쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2004.09.01

영문 초록

  This article aims to explore the twisted masculinity and oppressed femininity of the American White family in Fool for Love. The existing criticism focusing on the characters of the play falls into two: battle of irreconcilable passion; anguished search for identity. However, the former overlooks the importance of The Old Man that endows the play with historical and mythical dimension. On the contrary, the latter recognizes the significant role of The Old Man, but falls into the error of logical contradictions and insufficient discussion. This article will analyze The Old Man, Eddie, and May in detail and make clear the destructive influence of the myth of the American West on their respective masculinity and femininity.
  The Old Man evinces contorted masculinity and subjugated femininity through inner violence, heavy drinking, and fear of domestication. Eddie is driven by an intense competitiveness and attempts to win May"s affection through manly display. He inherits heavy drinking, living a double life of divided love, and fear of emotional commitment from The Old Man, On the other hand, May inherits inner violence and fear of his subjection to the home from The Old Man. Her violent action against Eddie is the example of the former and her escape from the motel room just after Eddie"s final exit is that of the latter. She cannot escape from The Old Man"s destructive influence in spite of her failure to recognize it. Conclusively, Fool for Love is the poetic figuration of the disastrous influence of the delusive ideology of machismo on the American White family.

키워드

서부 신화 남성다움 가족극 남성성 여성성 myth of the American West machismo American White family masculinity femininity