The Ties that Bind in The Elder Statesman

• 영문명: The Ties that Bind in The Elder Statesman
• 발행기관: 한국T.S.엘리엇학회
• 저자명: Jewel Spears Brooker
• 간행물 정보: 『T. S. 엘리엇연구』제20권 제2호, 1~12쪽, 전체 12쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.12.30

영문 초록

A major theme of Eliot’s work is the difficulty of genuine and lasting human connection. Connection can be based on a positive (love) or a negative (guilt). The thesis of this essay is that certain shared actions constitute a tie that binds―especially shared actions that have been concealed, secrets kept between two guilty parties. Complicity in such actions binds partners together socially, psychologically, and morally. “Friendships” based on shared secret sins last for a lifetime; they can be denied, but they cannot be nullified, and finally, they must be acknowledged in public. In The Elder Statesman, crime, sex, and blood (family) are the ties that bind.

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connection community love guilt sin crime sex blood