「경주가 끝난 뒤」, 『장자』의 우화와 함께 읽기 (Reading “After the Race” with the Fables in Chuang-tzu)

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초록

This study aims to re-read the fifth story of James Joyce’s Dubliners entitled “After the Race” by recording the genealogy of the spiritual paralysis of Dubliners. In particular, the study especially focuses on looking at economy descending from an affluent father to his son, with the inspiration of the fables of Chuang-tzu, a Chinese philosopher during the Warring States period in ancient China.
There are two major groups of Dubliners in this story who are concerned with the influx of the technological and economic powers of Europe. One of them is the “gratefully oppressed” general public unconditionally welcoming the influx; the other is the wealthy, who try to identify themselves by being alienated from the poor and gaining access to foreign powers with their wealth. What is awaiting the two, however, are the same consequences of exploitation of their labor power and capital. As a result, focusing on immediate profits without understanding the situations surrounding themselves, they come to descend their paralyzed spiritual state and attitude to their descendants.
The fables of Chuang-tzu used to deplore the loss of humanity under the violence of the power and ridicule human limitations might be a useful tool to reflect the paralytic aspects of Dubliners in “After the Race.” Thus Chuang-tzu’s fable of “The Frog in a Well” may be read in parallel with the “gratefully oppressed” Dubliners trapped in the limits of time, space, and habits hardened by distorted teachings. In addition, that of “The Praying Mantis Aiming at a Cicada” reminds the reader of the paralyzed Dubliners, who lost themselves in pursuing their own economic interest in vain. Moreover, “The Dream of a Butterfly” illustrates the reality of Dublin’s paralysis, implying the need for a total awakening.
As a result, despite clear temporal and spatial gaps between Joyce and Chuang-tzu, surprising similarities are identified in the attitudes of the two figures in considering the human conditions of their times, reminding the readers of the universal intertextuality regardless of such limitations.

영어초록

This study aims to re-read the fifth story of James Joyce’s Dubliners entitled “After the Race” by recording the genealogy of the spiritual paralysis of Dubliners. In particular, the study especially focuses on looking at economy descending from an affluent father to his son, with the inspiration of the fables of Chuang-tzu, a Chinese philosopher during the Warring States period in ancient China.
There are two major groups of Dubliners in this story who are concerned with the influx of the technological and economic powers of Europe. One of them is the “gratefully oppressed” general public unconditionally welcoming the influx; the other is the wealthy, who try to identify themselves by being alienated from the poor and gaining access to foreign powers with their wealth. What is awaiting the two, however, are the same consequences of exploitation of their labor power and capital. As a result, focusing on immediate profits without understanding the situations surrounding themselves, they come to descend their paralyzed spiritual state and attitude to their descendants.
The fables of Chuang-tzu used to deplore the loss of humanity under the violence of the power and ridicule human limitations might be a useful tool to reflect the paralytic aspects of Dubliners in “After the Race.” Thus Chuang-tzu’s fable of “The Frog in a Well” may be read in parallel with the “gratefully oppressed” Dubliners trapped in the limits of time, space, and habits hardened by distorted teachings. In addition, that of “The Praying Mantis Aiming at a Cicada” reminds the reader of the paralyzed Dubliners, who lost themselves in pursuing their own economic interest in vain. Moreover, “The Dream of a Butterfly” illustrates the reality of Dublin’s paralysis, implying the need for a total awakening.
As a result, despite clear temporal and spatial gaps between Joyce and Chuang-tzu, surprising similarities are identified in the attitudes of the two figures in considering the human conditions of their times, reminding the readers of the universal intertextuality regardless of such limitations.

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