영어로 읽는 SF고전 _ 에드가 R. 버로스의 타잔과 황금사자
"타잔과 황금사자"는 20세기 초에 쓰여진 에드가 라이스 버로스의 소설입니다. 이 흥미진진한 모험은 정글의 왕 타잔이 동물 왕국과의 유대를 이어가고 아프리카 야생에서 외부의 위협들과 맞서는 이야기를 계속합니다. 서사는 타잔과 어미를 잃은 후 입양한 어린 사자 잽-발-자와의 만남을 중심으로 하며, 충성심, 모성, 그리고 인간과 자연 사이의 연결이라는 주제들을 강조합니다.
책의 도입부는 독자들에게 암사자 사보르가 절박한 상황 속에서 마지막 남은 새끼를 보호하기 위해 투쟁하는 모습을 소개합니다. 타잔은 아내 제인과 아들 코락과 함께 고아가 된 새끼 사자를 우연히 발견합니다. 타잔은 어린 사자를 입양하기로 결정하고 잽-발-자라고 이름 짓는데, 이는 야생과 그 속의 생명체들에 대한 그의 깊은 친밀감을 보여줍니다.
이야기가 전개되면서, 가족은 집으로 돌아가고, 그곳에서 사자를 키우는 동시에 인간들과의 갈등을 헤쳐나가는 도전들이 분명해집니다. 서사는 타잔의 삶과 잽-발-자의 삶을 엮어내면서 앞으로 다가올 더 많은 모험과 대립들을 암시하며 풍성한 무대를 마련합니다.
Classics Read in English _ Tarzan and the Golden Lion by Edgar Rice Burroughs
"Tarzan and the Golden Lion" is a novel written in the early 20th century by Edgar Rice Burroughs. This thrilling adventure continues the story of Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle, as he navigates his bond with the animal kingdom and faces external threats in the wilds of Africa. The narrative centers around Tarzan and his encounter with Jad-bal-ja, a young lion cub whom he adopts after its mother is killed, highlighting themes of loyalty, motherhood, and the connection between humans and nature.
The opening of the book introduces readers to the fierce lioness Sabor and her struggle to protect her last surviving cub amidst dire circumstances. Tarzan, accompanied by his wife Jane and their son Korak, stumbles upon the orphaned cub. Tarzan decides to adopt the young lion, naming him Jad-bal-ja, which illustrates his deep affinity for the wild and the creatures within it.
As the story unfolds, the family returns to their home, where the challenges of nurturing a lion alongside navigating human conflicts become apparent. The narrative sets a rich stage, intertwining Tarzan's life with that of Jad-bal-ja while hinting at further adventures and confrontations that lie ahead.
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SABOR, the lioness, suckled her young?a single fuzzy ball, spotted like Sheeta, the leopard. She lay in the warm sunshine before the rocky cavern that was her lair, stretched out upon her side with half closed eyes, yet Sabor was alert. There had been three of these little, fuzzy balls at first?two daughters and a son?and Sabor and Numa, their sire, had been proud of them; proud and happy. But kills had not been plentiful, and Sabor, undernourished, had been unable to produce sufficient milk to nourish properly three lusty cubs, and then a cold rain had come, and the little ones had sickened. Only the strongest survived?the two daughters had died. Sabor had mourned, pacing to and fro beside the pitiful bits of bedraggled fur, whining and moaning. Now and again she would nose them with her muzzle as though she would awaken them from the long sleep that knows no waking. At last, however, she abandoned her efforts, and now her whole savage heart was filled with concern for the little male cub that remained to her. That was why Sabor was more alert than usual.
