영어로 읽는 고전 _ 메러디스 니콜슨의 최고의 계획
"Best Laid Schemes"는 20세기 초에 쓰인 Meredith Nicholson의 소설입니다.
이 작품은 26세의 사서 Susan Parker를 중심으로 시작됩니다. 그녀는 특히 로맨스 면에서 자신의 삶에 의미 있는 일이 전혀 일어나지 않았다고 느끼고 있습니다. Susan은 자신의 정체성과 사회가 그녀에게 부과하는 기대 사이에서 고민하며, 단조로운 일상에서 벗어나 모험을 갈망합니다.
이야기는 Susan이 의미 있는 관계로 발전하지 못했던 여러 남성들과의 과거 교류를 되돌아보며 자신의 단조로운 삶을 성찰하는 것으로 시작됩니다. 플롯은 그녀의 이웃 Webster G. Burgess가 저명한 손님 Brown Pendleton을 접대하기 위해 급히 저녁 식사에 초대하면서 전환점을 맞이합니다.
이 만남은 Susan의 변화를 촉발시켜, 그녀가 이전의 자아가 지닌 제약에서 벗어나 더욱 활기찬 인물인 "Susie"로 거듭나게 합니다. 사교계 유명 인사들과의 저녁 식사가 예상치 못한 발견과 인연으로 이어지면서, 코미디와 로맨스가 어우러진 전개가 그녀의 삶에 더 큰 변화를 예고합니다.
Classics Read in English _ Best laid schemes by Meredith Nicholson
"Best Laid Schemes" by Meredith Nicholson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with Susan Parker, a twenty-six-year-old librarian, who feels that nothing significant has occurred in her life, particularly in regard to romantic encounters. Susan, grappling with her identity and the societal expectations placed upon her, yearns for adventure and a break from her monotonous routine. At the start of the narrative, the focus is on Susan's mundane existence as she reflects on her past interactions with various men, none of which led to meaningful relationships. The plot takes a turn when she receives an unexpected dinner invitation from her neighbor, Webster G. Burgess, who is desperate to impress an esteemed guest, Brown Pendleton. This encounter catalyzes a transformation in Susan, allowing her to shed the constraints of her former self and embrace her more vivacious persona as "Susie." The unfolding events suggest a mix of comedy and romance as Susan's dinner with the socially prominent figures leads to unexpected revelations and connections, setting the stage for further developments in her life.
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Susan Parker was twenty-six and nothing had ever happened. To speak more accurately, plenty of things had happened, but Man had never happened. As a college girl and afterward, Susie had, to be sure, known many men; but they had all passed by on the other side. A young man of literary ambitions had once directed a sonnet at Susie, but she was not without critical judgment and she knew it for a weak effort. This young man afterward became the sporting editor of a great newspaper, and but for Susie’s fastidiousness in the matter of sonnets she might have shared his prosperity and fame. A professor of theology had once sent her a sermon on the strength of a chance meeting at a tea; but this, though encouraging, was hardly what might be called a thrilling incident. Still, the young professor had later been called to an important church, and a little more enthusiasm for sermons on Susie’s part might have changed the current of her life.
