영어로 읽는 고전 _ 헨리 W. 필립스의 레드 손더스의 로맨스
H.W. 필립스의 "평범한 메리 스미스: 레드 손더스의 로맨스"는 20세기 초에 쓰인 소설입니다. 이야기는 시골 배경에서 펼쳐지며, 주인공 윌리엄 드 라 투르 손더스와 그의 부모, 특히 엄격하고 징벌적인 신념을 가진 아버지와의 격렬한 관계를 중심으로 합니다. 가족 갈등, 젊은이의 열망, 그리고 로맨스라는 주제들 속에서, 서사는 윌리엄이 가족의 기대와 사회적 압력으로 가득한 세상에서 독립과 이해를 추구하는 여정의 무대를 마련합니다. 소설의 시작 부분에서 윌리엄은 자신의 가족 역학을 회상하며, 자비로운 어머니와 가혹하고 타협하지 않는 아버지 사이의 극명한 대조를 강조합니다. 일련의 생생한 회상을 통해, 우리는 윌리엄의 어린 시절, 동네 아이들과의 교류, 그리고 그의 반항적인 성격에 기여한 사건들에 대해 알게 됩니다. 윌리엄이 아버지의 비판과 씨름하면서 긴장이 고조되고, 철도 기관차와 관련된 파괴적인 사고로 절정에 이릅니다. 이 핵심적인 순간은 대결로 이어지며 윌리엄이 자신의 정체성을 받아들이고 인정받을 수 있는 곳을 찾아 집을 떠나도록 만듭니다. 도입부는 등장인물들과 그들의 관계를 확립할 뿐만 아니라, 윌리엄이 자신의 성장 배경의 한계를 넘어 인생을 헤쳐나가면서 맞이할 모험들을 암시합니다.
Classics Read in English _ Plain Mary Smith: A Romance of Red Saunders by Henry Wallace Phillips
Henry Wallace Phillips' "Plain Mary Smith: A Romance of Red Saunders" is a literary work from the early 1900s. Set in the countryside, the tale focuses on William De La Tour Saunders and his volatile relationship with his parents, especially his father who maintains rigid and punitive convictions. Through explorations of domestic discord, youthful ambitions, and love, the story prepares readers for William's quest toward self-reliance and comprehension in an environment filled with parental demands and cultural expectations. The novel's beginning presents William's contemplations on his household circumstances, emphasizing the sharp difference between his kind-hearted mother and his severe, inflexible father. Via multiple detailed memories, readers encounter William's early years, his connections with neighborhood youth, and the events that shape his defiant character. Conflict intensifies as William contends with paternal disapproval, reaching a climax with a damaging incident involving a train locomotive. This pivotal episode triggers a clash that compels William to depart from home in pursuit of an environment where he can accept his true self and gain recognition. The introductory section not only defines the protagonists and their bonds but also foreshadows William's forthcoming experiences as he ventures through existence beyond his childhood constraints.
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Old Foster used to say the reason some women married men they entirely should not was because nature tried to even up all round. Very likely that's it, but it's a rocky scheme for the Little Results. When my mother married my father, it was the wonder of the neighborhood. I don't fully understand it to this day, as many things as I've seen.
She was a beautiful, tall, kind, proud woman, who walked as if she owned the world and loved it; from her I get my French blood. Was there a dog got his foot run over? Here he comes for mother, hollering and whimpering, showing her the paw and telling her all about it, sure she'd understand. And she did. 'Twixt her and the brutes was some kind of sympathy that did away with need of words. Doggy'd look at her with eyebrows up and wigwag with his tail, "Left hind leg very painful. Fix it, but touch lightly, if you please."
Father was a gaunt, big man, black and pale; stormy night to her sunshine. A good man, estimated by what he didn't do (which is a queer way to figure goodness), but a powerful discourager on the active side
