영어로 읽는 SF고전 _ 에드가 R. 버로스의 타잔의 아들
"타잔의 아들"은 20세기 초에 쓰여진 에드가 라이스 버로스의 소설입니다. 이 모험 이야기는 타잔의 이야기를 계속 이어가며, 그의 아들 잭에 초점을 맞춥니다. 잭은 그의 아버지처럼 원시적 본능과 정글의 야생 생활에 이끌리게 됩니다. 초반부 장들은 가족, 정체성, 그리고 문명과 길들여지지 않은 세계 사이의 충돌이라는 주제들로 가득한 서사의 무대를 마련하며, 잭이 아버지의 유산에 영향을 받아 자신만의 여정을 시작합니다.
소설의 도입부는 펼쳐질 모험들을 암시하는 다양한 캐릭터들과 상황들을 소개합니다. "마조리 W."라는 이름의 배가 우감비 강을 항해하며, 승무원들은 알렉시스 폴비치라는 쇠약한 백인 남성을 구조합니다. 그는 야만적인 부족에서 겪은 고통스러운 생존의 세월을 이야기합니다. 한편, 서사는 타잔과 그레이스토크 부인의 아들인 잭으로 전환되며, 그는 야생에 대한 매력을 보이고 유인원의 언어를 구사합니다.
그의 호기심은 문명화된 성장 환경과 원시 세계와의 타고난 연결 사이의 갈등으로 이어집니다. 모험을 추구하면서, 폴비치의 악의로 인해 시작된 사건들이 잭의 열망과 얽히게 되며, 문명과 정글 모두의 영향이 그의 여정에 깊은 영향을 미칠 것임을 암시합니다.
Classics Read in English _ The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs
"The Son of Tarzan" by Edgar Rice Burroughs is a novel written during the early 20th century. This adventure tale continues the story of Tarzan, focusing on his son, Jack, who finds himself drawn to the primal instincts and the wild life of the jungle, much like his father before him. The early chapters set the stage for a narrative filled with themes of family, identity, and the clash between civilization and the untamed world as Jack embarks on his own journey influenced by his father's legacy.
The opening of the novel introduces a variety of characters and situations that foreshadow the unfolding adventures. A boat named the "Marjorie W." navigates the Ugambi River, where a crew rescues an emaciated white man named Alexis Paulvitch, who recounts his harrowing years of suffering and survival in a savage tribe. Meanwhile, the narrative shifts to Jack, the son of Tarzan and Lady Greystoke, who exhibits a fascination with the wild and speaks the language of apes.
His curiosity leads him into a conflict between his civilized upbringing and his inherent ties to the primal world. As he seeks adventure, events set in motion by Paulvitch's malevolence intertwine with Jack's aspirations, suggesting that the influences of both civilization and the jungle will profoundly impact his journey.
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The long boat of the Marjorie W. was floating down the broad Ugambi with ebb tide and current. Her crew were lazily enjoying this respite from the arduous labor of rowing up stream. Three miles below them lay the Marjorie W. herself, quite ready to sail so soon as they should have clambered aboard and swung the long boat to its davits. Presently the attention of every man was drawn from his dreaming or his gossiping to the northern bank of the river. There, screaming at them in a cracked falsetto and with skinny arms outstretched, stood a strange apparition of a man.
“Wot the ’ell?” ejaculated one of the crew.
“A white man!” muttered the mate, and then: “Man the oars, boys, and we’ll just pull over an’ see what he wants.”
When they came close to the shore they saw an emaciated creature with scant white locks tangled and matted. The thin, bent body was naked but for a loin cloth. Tears were rolling down the sunken pock-marked cheeks. The man jabbered at them in a strange tongue.
“Rooshun,” hazarded the mate. “Savvy English?” he called to the man.
