The Caretaker에 나타난 의사소통 연구 = A Study of Communication in Harold Pinter's The Caretaker

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Pinter has been influenced by the philosophy of Beckett and Kafka in modern existentialism, and takes it as his starting point in man's confrontation with himself, the nature of his own being, and fundamental anxiety. In Pinter's plays, an existential fear is not just a philosophical abstraction. Man's existential fear is ordinary and acceptable as everyday occurrence. Pinter remains on the firm ground of everyday reality.
The Caretaker is a three-character play. Mick and Aston are brothers, who have been in a room. Aston is good natured and ready to help his fellow human beings. Aston invites Davies, the old tramp, to stay with him in his room. Despite Aston's trial attempt to start a conversation with Davies, his deep longing for friendship and communication has obviously been failed. Having problem in building up relationship in the play, they individually struggle with their inner voice such as identity, non-communication and threat.
The purpose of this thesis is to study a way of communication between characters' dialogue and its effect on their relationship in Pinter's The Caretaker. Pinter has attempted a linguistic solecisms of the English spoken language for his special intention or utmost dramatic purpose. A true understanding of Pinter's use of language should be based on more fundamental considerations as the function of language and generally started in ordinary human intercourse itself.
Pinter uses different ways for his dialogue without speech such as silence, pause and three dots. The silence changes the subject of the conversation to a much deeper level and leads audience to the climax of his play. When Pinter asks for a pause, he indicates that an intense thought process continues and the unspoken speech mounts. Three dots are inserted in dialogue of a character to show their insecure mental status and inability in communication.
Three characters, Davies who is confused with his identity, Aston who fails to relate and communication with other characters, and Mick who threatens the weak with the aggressive use of language, symbolize fundamental aspect of human beings. Their characteristics of their use of language, which includes silence, pauses and three dots, repetitions, and outbursts of words, shows the three men's frustrated dreams. Aston's dream to decorate a fancy house, Davies's dream to return where he comes from and Mick's dream to make penthouse are frustrated, and they are left alone with nothing in the end as they were at the beginning.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론 = 1
• Ⅱ. Silence, Pause, Three dots 사용과 의사소통의 단절 = 6
• Ⅲ. Davies의 불안정한 정체성 = 25
• Ⅳ. Aston의 의사소통 단절과 Mick의 위협적 언어사용 = 43
• Ⅴ. 결론 = 61
• 참고문헌 = 66
• 영문초록 = 69