영어로 읽는 공상과학 소설 _ 에블린 E. 스미스의 푸른 탑
Evelyn E. Smith의 "The Blue Tower"는 1950년대에 발표된 SF 단편 소설이다. 이 작품은 Galaxy Science Fiction 잡지에 게재되었을 가능성이 높으며, Smith의 독특한 상상력과 사회 비평적 시각이 잘 드러나는 작품으로 알려져 있다. 제목에 등장하는 '푸른 탑'은 작품의 중심 소재로, 미래 사회의 특정 건축물이나 제도를 상징하는 은유적 표현일 수 있다. 이 소설은 아마도 미래의 사회 구조나 권력 체계를 탐구하며, 그 안에서 개인의 역할과 자유에 대한 문제를 다루고 있을 것으로 추정된다. Smith는 이 작품에서도 그녀의 특징적인 유머와 풍자를 활용하여 당시의 사회적, 정치적 이슈들을 SF적 설정을 통해 간접적으로 비판했을 가능성이 높다. '푸른 탑'이라는 상징을 통해 작가는 독자들에게 현실 사회의 권력 구조나 제도에 대해 새로운 시각으로 바라볼 수 있는 기회를 제공했을 것이다.

Reading Science Fiction in English _ The Blue Tower by Evelyn E. Smith
Evelyn E. Smith's "The Blue Tower" is a science fiction short story published in the 1950s. It was most likely published in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine, and is known for Smith's unique imagination and social critical perspective. The "blue tower" in the title is the central theme of the work, and may be a metaphorical expression symbolizing a specific building or system in a future society. The novel probably explores the social structure or power system of the future, and deals with the issues of the role and freedom of individuals within it. In this work, Smith likely utilized her characteristic humor and satire to indirectly criticize the social and political issues of the time through a science fiction setting. Through the symbol of the "blue tower," the author may have provided readers with an opportunity to look at the power structure or system of real society from a new perspective.

Summary
As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick?but whom?

Ludovick Eversole sat in the golden sunshine outside his house, writing a poem as he watched the street flow gently past him. There were very few people on it, for he lived in a slow part of town, and those who went in for travel generally preferred streets where the pace was quicker.
Moreover, on a sultry spring afternoon like this one, there would be few people wandering abroad. Most would be lying on sun-kissed white beaches or in sun-drenched parks, or, for those who did not fancy being either kissed or drenched by the sun, basking in the comfort of their own air-conditioned villas.

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The Blue Tower