<영어로 읽는 고전 _ 나다니엘 호손의 P의 서신>
"P의 서신"은 실제로 Nathaniel Hawthorne이 쓴 단편 소설이며, 1846년에 출판된 그의 컬렉션 "Mosses from an Old Manse"에 포함되어 있다.
"P의 서신"에서 Hawthorne은 자신의 아파트 벽에 숨겨진 신비한 편지 묶음을 발견한 한 남자의 이야기를 들려준다. 편지는 'P'로만 알려진 사람에게 보낸 것으로, 다양한 통신원이 쓴 것으로, 각각 'P'의 성격과 삶의 다른 측면을 드러내고있다. 주인공은 편지를 읽으면서 수수께끼의 인물 "P"와 그를 둘러싼 비밀에 점점 더 흥미를 갖게 된다.
이 서간 서사를 통해 Hawthorne은 정체성, 비밀, 인간 관계의 복잡성이라는 주제를 다루고있다. 편지는 "P"와 그의 통신원 모두의 삶을 들여다보는 창 역할을 하며, 그들의 상호 작용을 형성하는 숨겨진 욕망, 두려움, 후회를 드러낸다.
"P의 서신"은 캐릭터의 심리적 복잡함과 긴장감 넘치고 분위기 있는 이야기를 만드는 그의 기술에 대한 Hawthorne의 매력을 읽을 수 있다.


"The Letter of P" is actually a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and included in his collection "Mosses from an Old Manse" published in 1846.
In "The Correspondence of P," Hawthorne tells the story of a man who discovers a mysterious bundle of letters hidden in the wall of his apartment. The letters were addressed to a person known only as 'P' and were written by a variety of correspondents, each revealing a different aspect of 'P's personality and life. As the protagonist reads the letter, he becomes increasingly interested in the mysterious person "P" and the secrets surrounding him.
Through this epistolary narrative, Hawthorne addresses themes of identity, secrets, and the complexities of human relationships. The letters serve as a window into the lives of both "P" and his correspondents, revealing the hidden desires, fears, and regrets that shape their interactions.
In "P's Correspondence" one can read Hawthorne's fascination with the psychological complexity of his characters and his skill in creating suspenseful, atmospheric stories.

Summary
My unfortunate friend P. has lost the thread of his life by the interposition of long intervals of partially disordered reason. The past and present are jumbled together in his mind in a manner often productive of curious results, and which will be better understood after the perusal of the following letter than from any description that I could give. The poor fellow, without once stirring from the little whitewashed, iron-grated room to which he alludes in his first paragraph, is nevertheless a great traveller, and meets in his wanderings a variety of personages who have long ceased to be visible to any eye save his own. In my opinion,…..

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P.'s Correspondence