고국은 없다: 돈 리의 「고국」에 나타난 인종과 정체성

• 영문명: There is no Country of Origin: Race and Identity in Don Lee’s Country of Origin.
• 발행기관: 한국영미어문학회
• 저자명: 황은덕(Eundeog Hwang)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미어문학』영미어문학 제118호, 83~107쪽, 전체 25쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2015.09.30

영문 초록

This paper explores the ways in which race and identities are represented in Don Lee’s Country of Origin . Set in Tokyo in 1980, the main narrative of the novel surrounds Lisa Countryman’s disappearance and her quest for the origin and birth-mother in Japan. As the story unfolds Lisa’s whereabouts and her pain of not having a racial identity and an ethnic community, the more complex issues of collective/ethnic/racial identities of three main characters are revealed. Even though the three characters, Lisa, Tom, and Kenzo have dramatic differences in their racial and cultural backgrounds, they all experienced the similar kinds of isolation as outsiders of their societies and shared common anguishes around identity issues; Lisa longed to rediscover her history and origin; Tom struggled to blend in an American society, not bring much attention to himself as an other; Kenzo was eager to be a member of his community and be accepted as normal. However, none of three characters’ wishes are fulfilled because, as Stuart Hall points out, identities are unstable and constantly changing and transforming, and they are always constituted within representation and in context. Therefore, identity never reflects the common experiences and guarantees oneness and collectiveness. The novel poignantly tells that there is no identity as a source of origin and beginning through the tragic narrative of Lisa Countryman.

목차

1. 들어가며

2. 정체성: ‘타자로서의 자아 내면화 문제’

3. 종족 정체성: “난 내 종족을 닮았어야 했어요.”

4. 집단 정체성: “그는 다시 촉촉해 지기를, 집단의 일원이 되기를 열망했다.”

5. 인종화 과정: “넌 자신이 내부에 있다고 생각하겠지. 하지만 넌 항상 외부에 있어.”

6 . 나가며

키워드

Don Lee Country of Origin identity belonging race racial identity collective identity 돈 리 고국 정체성 인종 소속 인종 정체성 집단 정체성 종족성