「19호실로」: 분노 인지 및 표현의 회피로 인한 수잔 롤링스의 비극
‘To Room Nineteen’: Susan Rawlings’ Tragedy Caused by Avoidance of Anger Perception and Expression
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This paper examines the tragedy of Susan Rawlings, the main character of “To Room Nineteen,” by focusing on her anger emotion as an element opposed to her intelligence. Susan, who used to enjoy economic independence as an intelligent and competent career woman in the 1960s, voluntarily chooses unpaid housework with pregnancy and retreats from the public world because she is brainwashed by the gender-role socialization of patriarchal society. Inside her, anger that she does not even know builds up, and finally, it emerges with her husband’s extramarital affairs. ‘Anger’ is a human affect essential for survival, just like any other human emotion. However, Susan intentionally tries not to perceive her anger emotion in herself since her habitual intelligence is captivated by the ‘ideal femininity’ of serving others without anger. Eventually, Susan’s soul becomes the battlefield between her anger emotion and her intelligence. However, she does not overcome the demon, the fear of facing her anger as a way to develop herself. Finally, her habitual intelligence avoids admitting her anger and destroys her body which is the home of the emotion on its own.
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This paper examines the tragedy of Susan Rawlings, the main character of “To Room Nineteen,” by focusing on her anger emotion as an element opposed to her intelligence. Susan, who used to enjoy economic independence as an intelligent and competent career woman in the 1960s, voluntarily chooses unpaid housework with pregnancy and retreats from the public world because she is brainwashed by the gender-role socialization of patriarchal society. Inside her, anger that she does not even know builds up, and finally, it emerges with her husband’s extramarital affairs. ‘Anger’ is a human affect essential for survival, just like any other human emotion. However, Susan intentionally tries not to perceive her anger emotion in herself since her habitual intelligence is captivated by the ‘ideal femininity’ of serving others without anger. Eventually, Susan’s soul becomes the battlefield between her anger emotion and her intelligence. However, she does not overcome the demon, the fear of facing her anger as a way to develop herself. Finally, her habitual intelligence avoids admitting her anger and destroys her body which is the home of the emotion on its own.
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