<영어로 읽는 고전 _ 시어도어 드라이저의 캐리자매>
"캐리 자매"는 1900년에 처음 출판된 시어도어 드라이저(Theodore Dreiser)의 소설이다. 이 소설은 드라이저의 가장 유명한 작품 중 하나이자 미국 문학의 랜드마크다. 이 소설은 작은 마을 출신의 젊은 여성 캐리 미버(Carrie Meeber)가 재산을 찾기 위해 시카고로 이주하는 이야기다.
캐리는 분주한 도시를 여행하면서 자신의 여행을 형성하는 다양한 인물과 상황을 만나게 된다. 그녀는 순진하고 야심찬 젊은 여성으로 시작하지만, 경험을 통해 점차 세속적이고 독립적이게 변한다. 그 과정에서 그녀는 꾸준하고 믿을 수 있는 조지 허스트우드와 야심 차고 카리스마 넘치는 찰스 드루에라는 두 남자와 관계를 맺기도 한다.
'캐리 자매'는 자연주의적인 스타일, 도시 생활의 생생한 묘사, 야망, 욕망, 성공 추구와 같은 주제에 대한 탐구로 인기가 있다. 캐리의 순수함에서 경험으로의 여정에 대한 드라이저의 묘사와 아메리칸 드림, 그리고 개인의 운명을 형성하는 사회적 세력에 대한 비판은 이 소설을 미국 문학의 고전으로 만들었다.
"Sister Carrie" is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1900. This novel is one of Dreiser's most famous works and a landmark in American literature. The novel tells the story of Carrie Meeber, a young woman from a small town who moves to Chicago to seek her fortune.
As Carrie travels through her bustling city, she encounters a variety of characters and situations that shape her own journey. She begins as a naive and ambitious young woman, but gradually becomes worldly and independent through her experiences. Along the way, she becomes involved with two men: the steady and reliable George Hurstwood and the ambitious and charismatic Charles Drouet.
'Sister Carrie' is popular for its naturalistic style, vivid depiction of city life, and exploration of themes such as ambition, desire, and the pursuit of success. Dreiser's portrayal of Carrie's journey from innocence to experience and his critique of the American dream and the social forces that shape individual destinies have made the novel a classic of American literature.
Summary
When Caroline Meeber boarded the afternoon train for Chicago, her total outfit consisted of a small trunk, a cheap imitation alligator-skin satchel, a small lunch in a paper box, and a yellow leather snap purse, containing her ticket, a scrap of paper with her sister’s address in Van Buren Street, and four dollars in money. It was in August, 1889. She was eighteen years of age, bright, timid, and full of the illusions of ignorance and youth. Whatever touch of regret at parting characterised her thoughts, it was certainly not for advantages now being given up. A gush of tears at her mother’s farewell kiss, a touch in her throat when the cars clacked by the flour mill where her father worked by the day, a pathetic sigh as the familiar green environs of the village passed in review, and the threads which bound her so lightly to girlhood and home were irretrievably broken.
Contents
Chapter I. THE MAGNET ATTRACTING: A WAIF AMID FORCES
Chapter II. WHAT POVERTY THREATENED: OF GRANITE AND BRASS
Chapter III. WEE QUESTION OF FORTUNE: FOUR-FIFTY A WEEK
Chapter IV. THE SPENDINGS OF FANCY: FACTS ANSWER WITH SNEERS
Chapter V. A GLITTERING NIGHT FLOWER: THE USE OF A NAME
Chapter VI. THE MACHINE AND THE MAIDEN: A KNIGHT OF TO-DAY
Chapter VII. THE LURE OF THE MATERIAL: BEAUTY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
Chapter VIII. INTIMATIONS BY WINTER: AN AMBASSADOR SUMMONED
Chapter IX. CONVENTION’S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN
Chapter X. THE COUNSEL OF WINTER: FORTUNE’S AMBASSADOR CALLS
Chapter XI. THE PERSUASION OF FASHION: FEELING GUARDS O’ER ITS OWN
Chapter XII. OF THE LAMPS OF THE MANSIONS: THE AMBASSADOR PLEA
Chapter XIII. HIS CREDENTIALS ACCEPTED: A BABEL OF TONGUES
Chapter XIV. WITH EYES AND NOT SEEING: ONE INFLUENCE WANES
Chapter XV. THE IRK OF THE OLD TIES: THE MAGIC OF YOUTH
Chapter XVI. A WITLESS ALADDIN: THE GATE TO THE WORLD
Chapter XVII. A GLIMPSE THROUGH THE GATEWAY: HOPE LIGHTENS THE EYE
Chapter XVIII. JUST OVER THE BORDER: A HAIL AND FAREWELL
Chapter XIX. AN HOUR IN ELFLAND: A CLAMOUR HALF HEARD
Chapter XX. THE LURE OF THE SPIRIT: THE FLESH IN PURSUIT
Chapter XXI. THE LURE OF THE SPIRIT: THE FLESH IN PURSUIT
Chapter XXII. THE BLAZE OF THE TINDER: FLESH WARS WITH THE FLESH
Chapter XXIII. A SPIRIT IN TRAVAIL: ONE RUNG PUT BEHIND
Chapter XXIV. ASHES OF TINDER: A FACE AT THE WINDOW
Chapter XXV. ASHES OF TINDER: THE LOOSING OF STAYS
Chapter XXVI. THE AMBASSADOR FALLEN: A SEARCH FOR THE GATE
Chapter XXVII. WHEN WATERS ENGULF US WE REACH FOR A STAR
Chapter XXVIII. A PILGRIM, AN OUTLAW: THE SPIRIT DETAINED
Chapter XXIX. THE SOLACE OF TRAVEL: THE BOATS OF THE SEA
Chapter XXX. THE KINGDOM OF GREATNESS: THE PILGRIM ADREAM
Chapter XXXI. A PET OF GOOD FORTUNE: BROADWAY FLAUNTS ITS JOYS
Chapter XXXII. THE FEAST OF BELSHAZZAR: A SEER TO TRANSLATE
Chapter XXXIII. WITHOUT THE WALLED CITY: THE SLOPE OF THE YEARS
Chapter XXXIV. THE GRIND OF THE MILLSTONES: A SAMPLE OF CHAFF
Chapter XXXV. THE PASSING OF EFFORT: THE VISAGE OF CARE
Chapter XXXVI. A GRIM RETROGRESSION: THE PHANTOM OF CHANCE
Chapter XXXVII. THE SPIRIT AWAKENS: NEW SEARCH FOR THE GATE
Chapter XXXVIII. IN ELF LAND DISPORTING: THE GRIM WORLD WITHOUT
Chapter XXXIX. OF LIGHTS AND OF SHADOWS: THE PARTING OF WORLDS
Chapter XL. A PUBLIC DISSENSION: A FINAL APPEAL
Chapter XLI. THE STRIKE
Chapter XLII. A TOUCH OF SPRING: THE EMPTY SHELL
Chapter XLIII. THE WORLD TURNS FLATTERER: AN EYE IN THE DARK
Chapter XLIV. AND THIS IS NOT ELF LAND: WHAT GOLD WILL NOT BUY
Chapter XLV. CURIOUS SHIFTS OF THE POOR
Chapter XLVI. STIRRING TROUBLED WATERS
Chapter XLVII. THE WAY OF THE BEATEN: A HARP IN THE WIND
