길을 잃어버린 개인들 그리고 상호 주관적 자아로 읽는 『길 잃은 여인』

• 영문명: Lost Individuals and A Lost Lady Read in Terms of the Intersubjective Self
• 발행기관: 한국아메리카학회
• 저자명: 이경화
• 간행물 정보: 『미국학논집』제50집 2호, 125~141쪽, 전체 17쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2018.09.30

영문 초록

This essay aims to study Sandel’s theory with its focus on the notion of intersubjective self and analyze Cather’s A Lost Lady from Sandel’s theoretical viewpoint. Rawls’s theory of justice is based on the assumption that self can pursue what is right when it is not affected by others. Sandel argues that Rawls defines self as integral prior to having any experience in society, and from this point of view individuals are indifferent to each other except when they share a common interest. Sandel’s notion of intersubjective self, therefore, does not draw clear boundaries. Rather the intersubjective self takes the boundaries of others and forms it on the collectivist foundations and through relationships. In A Lost Lady Captain Forrester is one of the pioneers who consider their mutual relationships brotherhood because they share spiritual interest as well as economic interest. Captain Forrester forms his self through his relationships with other pioneers and his wife, Marian. Marian has a suspicious past and disparate elements in disposition. But her self is changed and formed as a respectable hostess thanks to Captain Forrester’s steadfast love toward her.

키워드

Sandel the intersubjective self community Captain Forrester Marian