Family Conflict and Ethical Dilemma: A Study of Edward Albee̕ s A Delicate Balance

• 발행기관: 건국대학교 모빌리티인문학 연구원, 건국대학교 아시아·디아스포라 연구소
• 저자명: Lianqiao Zhang
• 간행물 정보: 『International Journal of Diaspora&Cultural Criticism』Vol.6 No.2, 129~146쪽, 전체 18쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2016.06.30

영문 초록

In A Delicate Balance, Albee tries to provide an all-round depiction of the “small wars” happening in a normal American family and highlight the “large anxieties” in people’s daily lives. From the trivial lives of the protagonists in the play, it is obvious that people have continued to pursue the life philosophy and life ideal of the Beat Generation since the middle of the 20th century. As a family problem play, A Delicate Balance narrates the family conflicts faced by the couple Tobias and Agnes. These conflicts can be divided into three parts: the drinking problem of Claire, Agnes’s sister; the marriage problem of Julia, Agnes’s daughter; and Julia’s disturbance of Harry and Edna when they come to visit their old friends Tobias and Agnes. Albee uses A Delicate Balance to advise us that the crisis of intergenerational relationships in modern society can be solved through sincere communication and love; what’s more, they can also bring about true equality and fraternity.

목차

1. Family Conflicts: Escape and Disorientation

2. Ethical Dilemmas: Family Affection and Friendship

3. Harmony and Expectations of Intergenerational Relationships

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키워드

Ethical literary criticism A Delicate Balance Family conflict Ethical dilemma