This paper reads Claire Keegan’s Foster through the lens of feminist ethics of care (Gilligan, Noddings, and Ruddick), examining how attentiveness formed in deprivation is reconfigured as relational responsiveness within foster care and later tested as responsibility after the child returns home. It argues that care in Foster is not a matter of provision but a relational practice realized through the cared-for’s responsiveness within specific relational conditions. The well scene marks a turning point where vulnerability becomes responsiveness through endurance within care rather than through the removal of danger. After returning home, the repeated phrase “Nothing happened” is interpreted as responsive silence that minimizes relational damage within a context of accusation and interrogation. Finally, the girl’s utterance “Daddy” prioritizes relational safety in the face of possible violence, showing that care persists as an ongoing ethical commitment rather than a resolved outcome.
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Ⅰ. 서론 Ⅱ. 여성주의 돌봄 윤리: 길리건⋅노딩스⋅러딕 Ⅲ. 결핍의 서사: 침묵과 감응 Ⅳ. 돌봄의 실천과 학습: 관계 형성과 전환 A. 일상적 돌봄의 실천: 보호⋅수용과 신뢰의 형성 B. 우물 장면: 임계 경험과 응답의 재조직 Ⅴ. 응답과 책임: 관계의 지속과 윤리적 선택 Ⅵ. 결론 인용문헌 Abstract