『달려라, 토끼』: 실존의 망설임과 그 의미
The Meaning of Existential Hesitation in Rabbit, Run
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Rabbit, Run, the initial novel of John Updike's so-called "Rabbit" series, is representative of his novels. Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, the protagonist of the novel, rejects all the established values that negate his uniqueness and subjectivity. Harry, once a basketball hero, sets out in the novel on a rushed, unplanned quest either to escape what he feels is second-rate in his life or to find again the feeling of self-worth and dignity he once had. Harry's problem may be due to his success in the past. He runs away from his home, leaving his pregnant wife and his son behind, and begins to live with a prostitute who takes him in. When his wife Janice delivers his daughter, Harry returns. Throughout the novel, he has run three times from each of two women, Janice and Ruth. The call of responsibility snags him again and again, and his anxiety is strongest with regard to children he has fathered; but each time he escapes. His hesitation between running and staying is related to existential freedom and choice. Though he is free to make his own decisions, Harry, as an existential hero, must assume responsibility for the future consequences of his choices. That is why he has to hesitate between running and staying.
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Rabbit, Run, the initial novel of John Updike's so-called "Rabbit" series, is representative of his novels. Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom, the protagonist of the novel, rejects all the established values that negate his uniqueness and subjectivity. Harry, once a basketball hero, sets out in the novel on a rushed, unplanned quest either to escape what he feels is second-rate in his life or to find again the feeling of self-worth and dignity he once had. Harry's problem may be due to his success in the past. He runs away from his home, leaving his pregnant wife and his son behind, and begins to live with a prostitute who takes him in. When his wife Janice delivers his daughter, Harry returns. Throughout the novel, he has run three times from each of two women, Janice and Ruth. The call of responsibility snags him again and again, and his anxiety is strongest with regard to children he has fathered; but each time he escapes. His hesitation between running and staying is related to existential freedom and choice. Though he is free to make his own decisions, Harry, as an existential hero, must assume responsibility for the future consequences of his choices. That is why he has to hesitate between running and staying.
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