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구도자 사무엘(Samuel the Seeker)은 1910년에 처음 출판된 업튼 싱클레어(Upton Sinclair)의 소설이다. 이 소설은 목가적인 산악 황무지 한가운데 부모의 농장에서 보호받는 삶을 살아온 이상주의적인 청년 사무엘 프레스콧(Samuel Prescott)의 이야기다.
구도자 사무엘은 사회적 저항의 고전 소설이다. 그것은 자본주의에 대한 강력한 고발이자 사회 변화에 대한 감동적인 이야기다. 이 소설은 처음 출판되었을 때 비평가들로부터 찬사를 받았으며 오늘날에도 관련 있고 중요한 작품으로 남아 있다.


Samuel the Seeker is a novel by Upton Sinclair first published in 1910. The novel tells the story of Samuel Prescott, an idealistic young man who lives a sheltered life on his parents' farm in the middle of an idyllic mountain wilderness.
Samuel the Seeker is a classic novel of social resistance. It is a powerful indictment of capitalism and a moving story of social change. The novel was critically acclaimed when first published and remains a relevant and important work today.

요약
사무엘은 18세가 되었을 때 집을 떠나 시내에 있는 대학에 진학한다. 그곳에서 그는 새로운 생각과 경험에 노출되고 그가 배운 모든 것에 의문을 갖기 시작한다. 그는 사회주의 정치에 관여하게 되고 결국 착취 공장에서 일하게 된다.
자신의 경험을 통해 사무엘은 노동 계급의 가혹한 삶의 현실에 대해 알게 된다. 그는 또한 자본주의 체제의 부패와 탐욕에 대해서도 알게 된다. 그 결과 그는 헌신적인 사회주의자가 되었고 사회 정의를 위해 투쟁하는 데 평생을 바치는데….

Summary
When Samuel turns 18, he leaves home and goes to college downtown. There he is exposed to new ideas and experiences and begins to question everything he has learned. He becomes involved in socialist politics and ends up working in a sweatshop.
Through his own experiences, Samuel learns about the harsh realities of working-class life. He also learns about the corruption and greed of the capitalist system. As a result, he became a devoted socialist and devoted his life to fighting for social justice... .

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I. “Samuel,” said old Ephraim, “Seek, and ye shall find.”
CHAPTER II. Such was Samuel's life until he was seventeen,
CHAPTER III. He had his bundle slung over his back
CHAPTER IV. Samuel's money was gone,
CHAPTER V. In the station-house a fat sergeant sat dozing upon his throne.
CHAPTER VI. Samuel went to a bake shop and bought a loaf of bread
CHAPTER VII. On Monday morning Samuel found that Professor Stewart had returned,
CHAPTER VIII. Samuel meantime was walking down the broad macadam avenue debating his problem.
CHAPTER IX. Properly to understand the thrill which this revelation brought to Samuel,
CHAPTER X. Samuel presented himself the next morning
CHAPTER XI. A week passed, and Samuel did not see his divinity again.
CHAPTER XII. For a long while, Samuel stood motionless,
CHAPTER XIII. The same corpulent official was seated behind the desk at the police station;
CHAPTER XIV. The meal over, Charlie Swift took out a pencil and paper.
CHAPTER XV. Samuel walked the streets all that night.
CHAPTER XVI. Samuel went back in great excitement to the Stedmans’,
CHAPTER XVII. Samuel walked away, still pondering at the problem.
CHAPTER XVIII. Samuel went home walking upon air.
CHAPTER XIX. One who has all the cares of humanity upon his shoulders,
CHAPTER XX. “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!”
CHAPTER XXI. “Dr. Vince is at lunch,” said the maid who answered the bell.
CHAPTER XXII. Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
CHAPTER XXIII. After Samuel had left Dr. Vince, a great wave of desolation swept over him.
CHAPTER XXIV. Samuel had had nothing to eat since morning,
CHAPTER XXV. Samuel rushed away into the darkness.
CHAPTER XXVI. Samuel slept not a wink all that night.
CHAPTER XXVII. When Sophie came home that evening
CHAPTER XXVIII. Samuel rushed home, breathless, to tell Sophie;
CHAPTER XXIX. Samuel went home and faced a surprising experience.
CHAPTER XXX. After supper that evening came Everley with Friederich Bremer,
CHAPTER XXXI. While the other members of the local scattered to distribute the circulars,