프리엘의 『숙소』에서 버틀러 가족의 트라우마와 그 연극적 치유

Abstract

This study analyzes Friel’s Living Quarters as a trauma play that explores the painful inner lives of the Butlers, who have been traumatized by the tragic event of Frank's suicide. The Butlers are still haunted by their father's death and endlessly tormented by the trauma, a wound that will never close, engulfed in the incomprehension of his death. This paper investigates their nightmares, in which they endlessly relive the painful scenes of that day without knowing it, as a symptom of their trauma. To overcome the dilemma of the unrepresentability of trauma in this work, Friel examines the possibility of reenacting the characters' painful wounds through the use of his unique form of dramaturgy. He also creates the character of Sir to access, witness, and re-externalize the traumatic experiences that the Butlers themselves cannot speak or understand. The Butler family's endless reconstruction of their father's last day through remembering in their collective memory is ultimately a work of mourning and the first step in trauma cure as they attempt to restore their traumatized identity, confront, acknowledge, and atone for their father's death.