기억 전달자 에 형상화된 “생존희극” 연구: 멋진 신세계 의 반생명적 비극을 통한 고찰

• 영문명: The Giver ’s“Comedy of Survival” through the Eyes of an Anti-life Tragedy in Brave New World
• 발행기관: 한국영미문학교육학회
• 저자명: 이동환(Dong-hwan Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미문학교육』영미문학교육 제23집 1호, 131~155쪽, 전체 25쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2019.04.30

영문 초록

This study examines how Lois Lowry’s The Giver writes back Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World by adopting Joseph W. Meeker’s “Comedy of Survival” to break up BNW’s tragic close-down at the end of the novel. The physical manipulation in BNW dominates the mind of World State citizens, who seek for physical pleasure to avoid all sorts of pains; ironically, their exhilarating gaze at John the Savage makes him feel enormous pains, pushing him to commit suicide. In The Giver, Jonas recognizes the cruel dystopian tragedy beneath the surface through his memory receiving training: sameness in the community blocks chances of exploring any individual potential. Jonas escapes the community to disassemble its exclusive way of memory hoarding. His unfettered mind in Elsewhere leads to facing diversities of the physical world before human engagement. The restoration of the repressed senses, ideas, and expressions in Elsewhere embodies “the Comedy of Survival” in which the natural law based on the coexistence of conflicting values fully functions.

목차

I. 서론: 환경 조작의 비극과 희극적 “되받아쓰기”

II. 물리적 환경 조작과 정신 통제

III. 비극성의 제거: 고통 회피의 이면

IV. 비극성 회복과 생존희극의 탄생

V. 결론: 환경 공포 시대의 생명 위기와 생존희극의 가치

키워드

멋진 신세계 기억 전달자 디스토피아 비극 희극 생존희극 Brave New World The Giver dystopia tragedy comedy Comedy of Survival