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This study examines how Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop reconstructs Martin Luther King Jr. not as a fixed heroic monument but as a vulnerable human shaped by fear, doubt, and moral complexity. By situating the play in the Lorraine Motel, the site of King’s assassination, Hall transforms the space into a performative arena where memory, history, and ethical tension intersect. Memory is presented not as a static record of the past but as an act continually performed in the present, reactivating King’s unfinished moral tasks. Hall draws King down from mythic elevation and reveals him as an ordinary, conflicted man, encouraging audiences to engage in active ethical reflection. Camae mediates this transformation and functions as a recurring moral guide whose final litany—“Iraq,” “NBA,” “High-paid slaves,” “Black Presidents”—traces the evolution of American society beyond King’s era. Through this gesture, King’s legacy shifts from individual heroism to a shared ethical responsibility. The recurring metaphor of the baton underscores intergenerational transmission and reframes the “Promised Land” as an ongoing journey. Ultimately, the play revives King as a figure in whom fragility and possibility coexist, urging contemporary audiences to sustain the ethical practice he envisioned.

목차

I. 서론
II. 기억과 수행의 장소: 로레인 모텔과 킹의 인간적 전환
III. 윤리적 수행의 무대: 카마에의 발화와 구원의 서사
IV. 기억의 계승과 윤리적 연대의 수행
V. 결론
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키워드

저자

• 곽진아 [ Kwak, Jina | 강원대학교 ]

참고문헌

발행기관

간행물

표지보기 관심저널 등록

• 간행물명

  영어영문학연구 [The Jungang Journal of English Language and Literature]

• 간기

  계간

• pISSN

  1598-3293

• 수록기간

  1968~2026

• 등재여부

  KCI 등재

• 십진분류

  KDC 840 DDC 810