이디스 워튼의 『반마취 상태』에 나타난 과잉활동의 치유 가능성

• 영문명: Hyperactivities as a Possibility for Healing in Edith Wharton's Twilight Sleep
• 발행기관: 한국외국어대학교 영미연구소
• 저자명: 손정희(Sohn, Jeonghee), 이현주(Lee, Hyun-Ju)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미연구』제29집, 103~126쪽, 전체 23쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2013.12.31

영문 초록

The 1920s in America was swayed by materialistic consumerism and swift scientific developments. People tended to focus on external activities which were not accompanied by internal spiritual values. In Edith Wharton's Twilight Sleep, Pauline Manford spends her time in doing numerous daily activities which do not deliver mental satisfaction and stability between family members. This paper examines whether Pauline's strenuous efforts to manage her life by filling daily life with hyperactivities can be interpreted as a therapeutic attempt to cope with the painful reality of modern life. On the one hand, Pauline's lifestyle filled with excessive activities is a mere pursuit of oblivion and escape isolated from reality, which is similar to a state under the influence of anesthetic 'twilight sleep'. On the other hand, however, her unceasing efforts to lead a busy life doing various activities may be seen as an attempt to heal pain and resolve discord. Individuals are inevitably subject to dominant social ideologies, but they can also voluntarily endeavor to transcend the subjected position. In the last chapter, family members are scattered all over abroad. This ending may not necessarily emphasize the subjected position of characters who cannot escape from reality. Rather, it may show that the characters attempt to go beyond the limited position to explore a possibility for healing themselves.

목차

Ⅰ. 머리말: 1920년대 미국, '반마취 상태' 그리고 개인

Ⅱ. 불안과 결핍의 시대상황과 치유의 필요성

Ⅲ. 과잉주체와 과소주체

Ⅳ. 치유의 가능성

Ⅴ. 맺음말: '현실회귀'의 한계와 긍정성

인용문헌

Abstract

키워드

반마취 상태 이디스 워튼 1920년대 미국 과잉활동 치유 치료적 시도 Twilight Sleep Edith Wharton America of 1920s Hyperactivity Healing Therapeutic Attempt