영어로 읽는 고전 _ 엘리너 H. 포터의 새벽
"새벽"은 엘리너 H. 포터가 19세기 후반에 쓴 소설입니다. 이야기는 열네 살 생일에 시력이 흐려지기 시작하는 것을 발견하고 실명 가능성에 대한 불안을 느끼는 젊은 키스 버튼을 중심으로 전개됩니다. 이 서사는 키스의 상태와 미래의 꿈에 관한 두려움과 희망을 함께 헤쳐나가는 과정에서 그의 아버지와 활기차고 지지적인 인물인 수잔 베츠와의 관계와 함께 그의 감정적 투쟁을 탐구합니다. 책의 시작 부분은 키스가 아버지로부터 선물을 받은 후 시력이 약해지고 있다는 처음 깨달음을 소개합니다. 이 부분은 그가 지역의 한 남자가 실명하는 것에 대한 대화를 우연히 듣게 되면서 자신의 상태가 가져올 영향에 대한 불안감을 포착합니다. 키스와 수잔 사이에 중요한 관계가 형성되기 시작하는데, 수잔은 키스의 삶에 코믹한 위안과 진심 어린 염려를 가져오며, 키스가 직면한 도전을 밝혀줍니다. 이 장들은 키스가 잠재적인 실명과 씨름하면서 느끼는 공포를 묘사하는 한편, 우정, 회복력, 그리고 꿈의 추구라는 강한 주제를 암시하며, 소설의 나머지 부분에서 등장인물들의 여정을 더 깊이 탐색하기 위한 무대를 마련합니다.
Classics Read in English _ Dawn by Eleanor H. Porter
"Dawn" by Eleanor H. Porter is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story revolves around young Keith Burton, who on his fourteenth birthday, discovers he is starting to experience blurred vision, leading to the anxiety of potential blindness. The narrative explores his emotional struggles alongside his relationships with his father and the lively, supportive figure of Susan Betts, as they navigate the fears and hopes surrounding Keith's condition and future dreams. The opening portion of the book introduces us to Keith's initial realization of his failing eyesight after receiving a gift from his father. It captures his apprehension about the implications of his condition, as he overhears conversations about a local man going blind. A significant relationship begins to form between Keith and Susan, who brings comic relief and heartfelt concern into his life, while illuminating the challenges Keith faces. The chapters illustrate Keith's dread as he grapples with potential blindness, while hinting at the strong themes of friendship, resilience, and the pursuit of dreams, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the characters' journeys in the rest of the novel.
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It was on his fourteenth birthday that Keith Burton discovered the Great Terror, though he did not know it by that name until some days afterward. He knew only, to his surprise and distress, that the "Treasure Island," given to him by his father for a birthday present, was printed in type so blurred and poor that he could scarcely read it.
He said nothing, of course. In fact he shut the book very hastily, with a quick, sidewise look, lest his father should see and notice the imperfection of his gift.
Poor father! He would feel so bad after he had taken all that pains and spent all that money?and for something not absolutely necessary, too! And then to get cheated like that. For, of course, he had been cheated?such horrid print that nobody could read.
But it was only a day or two later that Keith found some more horrid print.
