타자 지향적 파라다이스: 토니 모리슨의 『파라다이스』를 중심으로
A Study on the Other-oriented Paradise in Toni Morrison’s Paradise
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Toni Morrison expresses her continuous interest in the existence of African-American characters faced with the mundane and anonymous violence of racism. So Morrison focuses on how characters take their lives and establish relationships with others in a given circumstance in her works. The purpose of this article is to investigate the issues of human existence and the significance of ethical practice for others in Morrison’s Paradise. The study of human existence is not simply about the survival of an individual, but about establishing relationships with others and the community. The failure of awakening to otherness means the subject is confined to the vicious cycle of isolation and homogeneous society by internalizing the image proposed by the dominant ideology. This article will question the false belief that a Ruby community, which consists of only black people, can maintain its paradise if it sticks to pure blood and a patriarchal system. I will trace the narrative of isolation and violence inherent in the dominant ideology to analyze the process by which the Ruby community is transformed into a dystopian society. And I would like to assume the awakening to otherness as the seed of hope suggested by Morrison. That is because the awakening to otherness is meaningful in establishing a other-oriented paradise based on engagement and coexistence, not a paradise based on isolation and violence. In this work, Emmanuel Levinas' ethics of the other will provide a useful framework for analysis.
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Toni Morrison expresses her continuous interest in the existence of African-American characters faced with the mundane and anonymous violence of racism. So Morrison focuses on how characters take their lives and establish relationships with others in a given circumstance in her works. The purpose of this article is to investigate the issues of human existence and the significance of ethical practice for others in Morrison’s Paradise. The study of human existence is not simply about the survival of an individual, but about establishing relationships with others and the community. The failure of awakening to otherness means the subject is confined to the vicious cycle of isolation and homogeneous society by internalizing the image proposed by the dominant ideology. This article will question the false belief that a Ruby community, which consists of only black people, can maintain its paradise if it sticks to pure blood and a patriarchal system. I will trace the narrative of isolation and violence inherent in the dominant ideology to analyze the process by which the Ruby community is transformed into a dystopian society. And I would like to assume the awakening to otherness as the seed of hope suggested by Morrison. That is because the awakening to otherness is meaningful in establishing a other-oriented paradise based on engagement and coexistence, not a paradise based on isolation and violence. In this work, Emmanuel Levinas' ethics of the other will provide a useful framework for analysis.
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