〈영어로 읽는 고전 _ 시어도어 드라이저의 마흔살의 여행자〉
“마흔살의 여행자”는 “미국의 비극, 시스터 캐리” 등의 작품으로 가장 잘 알려진 미국의 소설가이자 저널리스트인 시어도어 드라이저의 단편소설로 1933년에 출간 되었다. Dreiser의 글은 종종 사회적 불평등, 아메리칸 드림, 인간 본성의 복잡성에 대한 주제를 탐구하고 있다.
"The Traveler at Forty"에서 Dreiser는 40세에 알기 어렵고 심오한 것을 찾아 여행을 떠난 한 남자의 이야기다. 그는 다양한 풍경을 여행하고 다양한 사람들을 만나면서 자신의 삶과 선택, 존재의 의미를 성찰하게 된다. 이야기는 중년의 위기, 자기 발견, 성취 추구 등의 주제를 탐구할 수 있다.
Dreiser는 인물과 상황을 사실적으로 묘사하는 것으로 유명했으며, "The Traveler at Forty"는 인생의 다양한 단계에서 많은 개인을 괴롭히는 인간 정신과 실존적 질문에 대한 깊은 탐구를 제공해 준다.
〈A classic read in English_ A Traveler at Forty by Theodore Dreiser 〉
“The Forty-Year-Old Traveler” is a short story by Theodore Dreiser, an American novelist and journalist best known for works such as “An American Tragedy, Sister Carrie,” and was published in 1933. Dreiser's writing often explores themes of social inequality, the American dream, and the complexities of human nature.
In “The Traveler at Forty,” Dreiser tells the story of a man in his 40s who sets out on a journey in search of the elusive and profound. As he travels to various landscapes and meets various people, he reflects on his life, choices, and meaning of existence. Stories can explore themes such as midlife crisis, self-discovery, and the pursuit of achievement.
Dreiser was known for his realistic portrayals of characters and situations, and "The Traveler at Forty" provides a deep exploration of the human mind and the existential questions that plague many individuals at various stages of their lives.
Summary
I have just turned forty. I have seen a little something of life. I have been a newspaper man, editor, magazine contributor, author and, before these things, several odd kinds of clerk before I found out what I could do.
Eleven years ago I wrote my first novel, which was issued by a New York publisher and suppressed by him, Heaven knows why. For, the same year they suppressed my book because of its alleged immoral tendencies, they published Zola’s “Fecundity” and “An Englishwoman’s Love Letters.”
