거울 뉴런에 의한 모방과 공감 그리고 자아인식: 돈 들릴로의 바디아티스트 를 중심으로

• 영문명: Imitation and Empathy by Mirror Neurons and Self-Recognition: Focused on Don DeLillo’s The Body Artist
• 발행기관: 한국아메리카학회
• 저자명: 김수임(Sooim Kim)
• 간행물 정보: 『미국학논집』제49집 2호, 23~40쪽, 전체 18쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.09.30

영문 초록

The aim of this study tries to research human’s ability of imitation and empathy in Don DeLillo’s The Body Artist based on mirror neurons. The novel examines the trauma of Lauren, following the suicide of her husband. Lauren, after all, restores herself from the grieving life by performing ‘Body-Time’ which surprisingly covers her transformation into a masculinized Mr. Tuttle. He is an enigmatic figure who imitates past conversations between Lauren and Rey. Lauren starts to see him as her dead husband. How can we understand such acts of imitation? This paper tries to find out its clue from DeLillo’s long-time interest in science. Especially, mirror neurons are important for learning the actions of others by imitation and explaining also the neural basis of the human ability for feelings like empathy. When copying of an action is related to mirror neurons, it can be understandable. This is why the study explores The Body Artist on the basis of mirror neurons.

키워드

mirror neuron imitation empathy The Body Artist DeLillo