흑과 백의 경계를 넘는 사회적 관심

• 영문명: Social Interest beyond the Boundary between Black and White: Reading Maniac Magee through Adler’s Individual Psychology
• 발행기관: 한국영미문학교육학회
• 저자명: 최종녀(Jongneyo Choi)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미문학교육』영미문학교육 제24집 3호, 149~172쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2020.12.30

영문 초록

This study selects Jerry Spinelli’s Maniac Magee, focusing on how the protagonist Maniac maintains relationships with others and gains a mature view of society. It analyzes Maniac’s childhood as an orphan based on Adler’s individual psychology and how he becomes socially interested in racial issues. Adler’s Individual Psychology, in which childhood determines the structure of life, is a theory that provides a close approach to analyzing Maniac’s poor environment and his resulting character. Maniac, who has no stereotypes about society or skin color, opens his eyes little by little to the invisible perception that society gives. The stereotypes create a racial boundary and source of prejudice, dividing the east and west side of town. Maniac has an invisible sense of inferiority. Adler says it is not a bad thing itself, so people try to overcome their inferiority complex and to build their self-esteem. Maniac’s actions and practices help break the prejudice and racial conflicts. Maniac’s social interest in both the black and white communities serves to help unite them. This study is meaningful to find Maniac’s potential ability to overcome his inferiority complex and expand his social interest through the process of self-growth.

목차

I. 들어가는 말

II. 매니악의 성장과정

III. 아들러 개인심리학으로 본 매니악의 성격

IV. 경계를 넘는 사회적 관심

V. 나가는 말

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키워드

『매니악 매기』 개인심리학 고정관념 인종갈등 열등감 관계 사회적 관심 Maniac Magee individual psychology stereotype racial conflict inferiority relationship social interest