루이스 어드리크의 『침묵 게임』에 함축된 침묵의 의미

• 영문명: The Significance of Silence in Louise Erdrich"s The Game of Silence
• 발행기관: 한국외국어대학교 영미연구소
• 저자명: 김봉은(Bong Eun Kim)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미연구』제15집, 3~23쪽, 전체 21쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 지역학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2006.12.30

영문 초록

  Louise Erdrich, in her novel for children, The Game of Silence, represents one of the major concepts in Native American tradition, “silence.” To examine the significance of silence reveals three distinctive aspects of American indigenous culture. The one is the virtue of silence in communal life. To allow children to participate in important tribal meetings and to control children by means of a playful game of silence signals de-centralized social structure in which all members of the community feel equal dignity. The second significance is connected with extreme grief and fury for the loss of family. Angry Boy"s helpless dependence on strangers for survival and loneliness which leave him silent open a new avenue to view Native Americans" loss of voice about their desperate predicament. The third silence implies saying nothing about the present predicament overwhelmed by petty gratitude and joyful hope for the coming future from children"s perspective.

키워드

침묵 어린이 문학 탈중심화 루이스 어드리크 『침묵 게임』 silence children" s literature de-centralization Louise Erdrich The Game of Silence