In Harold Pinter’s plays, most female characters are a mother, a wife or a whore. They are divided into good or evil women, who are archetypal figures from the patriarchal viewpoint. Therefore, Pinter has often been accused of a male-centered writer because of his ways of treating female characters. Sarah, one of Pinter’s female characters, plays a role of either a housewife or a whore in The Lover. The play is about a married couple who play the game of double identities. Richard, the husband, becomes Max, a playboy and Sarah, the wife, becomes Dolores or Mary, a whore in their fantasy role-play. The couple, when they want, impose different roles on themselves. There are two kinds of ‘role assignment’ in The Lover. The first one is to use some wearable things, like high-heeled shoes, a tight, low-cut dress, and a bongo drum. When they wear or carry one of these items, they get into a different role. The second one is to use verbal language, like ‘a title designation’ and ‘narrative creation’ using things mentioned or experienced before. When examining their ways of ‘role assignment,’ it is not only Richard but also Sarah who plays a leading role. With the ways of ‘role assignment,’ she manages to cope with situations actively and shows more flexible attitudes at the moment when their double roles conflict. After all, Sarah is not a mere victim nor an archetypal figure any longer, but an existential individual who struggles to establish her identity. She is neither marginal nor secondary to her counterparts.
목차
I. 서론 II. 본론 1. 외적 요소들 신발, 옷, 봉고 드럼 2. 언어적 요소들 - '호칭 붙이기'와 '이야기 만들어내기' III. 결론 Works Cited Abstract
한국중앙영어영문학회 [The Jungang English Language And Literature Association Of Korea]
설립연도
1968
분야
인문학>영어와문학
소개
본 학회는 영미어문학의 학술연구와 이에 부합하는 아래의 사업을 기획 수행하며,
또한 회원 상호간의 친목을 도모함을 목적으로 한다.
1. 학회지 발간
2. 연구 발표회, 강연회, 공동연구
3. 영미어문학 관련 도서출판
4. 영미어문학 관계 도서 및 자료의 모집 및 비치
5. 기타 본회의 목적 달성에 필요한 사업
간행물
간행물명
영어영문학연구 [The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature]