루시 커크우드의 『아이들』: 미래를 위한 두려움과 책임

• 영문명: Fear and Responsibility for the Future in Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children
• 발행기관: 한국영미어문학회
• 저자명: 김영덕(Yungduk Kim)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미어문학』제157호, 45~66쪽, 전체 22쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2025.06.30

국문 초록

Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children dramatizes the aftermath of an environmental catastrophe, raising complex ethical questions about vulnerability and responsibility. Confronted with radioactive contamination, the three characters gain a renewed awareness of their existence and role in a damaged world. The play presents its characters not as autonomous individuals, but as earthlings fundamentally interconnected—with one another and with the damaged ecosystem they inhabit—and thus belonging to the Earth. Rose embodies an ethical response toward the Other, urging her former colleagues to accept responsibilities that transcend personal safety and extend to future generations. The pervasive sense of mortality and doom evokes fear in the audience, which in turn prompts an ethical reckoning with a threatened future. Kirkwood’s play urges the audience not merely to empathize, but to participate in ethical reflection.

목차

1. 들어가며: 생태연극과 윤리의 아포리아

2. 환경과 인간의 상호관계성

3. 나를 넘어선 책임

4. 나가며

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키워드

『아이들』 생태연극 책임 반응 윤리 두려움 The Children ecodrama response ethics responsibility fear