정체 탐구: 유진 오닐의 희곡 읽기-파라셀서스를 중심으로-

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 Abstract The Pursuit of Identity in Eugene O’Neill’s Plays Cho, Yong-Jae (Wonkwang University) Despite the material richness and comfort brought by science, which appears as a New God, modern man has lost not only his faith and sense of belonging, which once were the concomitants of his primitive oneness, but also his true self and identity. One of the most important themes in Eugene O’Neill’s plays is a problem of “identity.” His characters, through the struggle against “Force behind,” which means “fate,” try to achieve the pursuit of identity to overcome their alienation and frustration in their lives. We can find our true self and identity by the struggle against “fate” as well as the acceptance of the absurdity of the human condition. This paper studied The Hairy Ape and All God’s Chillun Got Wings by O’Neill. Yank of the former finds his true self and identity through his death in a gorilla cage while Jim of the latter, through his failure of a lawyer examination and the sacrifice of Congo mask. Key words: identity, true self, alienation, belonging, fate/ 정체, 참된 자아, 소외, 소속, 운명 (투고일: 2006. 7. 31, 심사일: 8. 10, 심사완료일 8. 25)