『생쥐와 인간』에 나타난 꿈의 몰락과 “더불어”의 가치
The Fallen Dream and The Value of “Togetherness” in Of Mice and Men
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This study aims to illuminate Steinbeck’s view of man and dream by examining the nature of man and the attainable possibility of man’s dream in Of Mice and Men. The first title that Steinbeck gave it is “Something That Happened.” and it is meant to be a non-teleological tale. It covers two migrant laborers named Lennie and George, who take care of each other and look for their jobs to “live off the fatta the lan” in the 1930s. It takes its title from Robert Burns’s “to a mouse” and sets along the Salinas River “a few miles south of Soledad”, based on the Eden myth. Of Mice and Men addresses man’s isolation and the vanity of human wishes and it underscores the brotherhood that George and Lennie achieves in this work. Lennie’s poor, dumb impulses of love kill the mice and the puppy, only to kill the woman who lets him stroke her hair. Recognizing the hopelessness of defending Lennie any further, George kills him as mercifully as he can to save him from the savagery of the pursuers. With Lennie’s death, the dream of the Edenic farm dies with him. Their dream for the their own farm fails to be fulfilled but they achieve another dream of being their brother’s keepers. This novel highlights the value of the “Togetherness” of community based on compassion for one another.
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This study aims to illuminate Steinbeck’s view of man and dream by examining the nature of man and the attainable possibility of man’s dream in Of Mice and Men. The first title that Steinbeck gave it is “Something That Happened.” and it is meant to be a non-teleological tale. It covers two migrant laborers named Lennie and George, who take care of each other and look for their jobs to “live off the fatta the lan” in the 1930s. It takes its title from Robert Burns’s “to a mouse” and sets along the Salinas River “a few miles south of Soledad”, based on the Eden myth. Of Mice and Men addresses man’s isolation and the vanity of human wishes and it underscores the brotherhood that George and Lennie achieves in this work. Lennie’s poor, dumb impulses of love kill the mice and the puppy, only to kill the woman who lets him stroke her hair. Recognizing the hopelessness of defending Lennie any further, George kills him as mercifully as he can to save him from the savagery of the pursuers. With Lennie’s death, the dream of the Edenic farm dies with him. Their dream for the their own farm fails to be fulfilled but they achieve another dream of being their brother’s keepers. This novel highlights the value of the “Togetherness” of community based on compassion for one another.
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