『황금 사과』에 나타난 맥레인 형제의 대화적 내러티브

MacLain Twins' Dialogic Narrative in The Golden Apples

The setting of The Golden Apples, a polyphonic text, is called Morgana, which is an imaginary town Welty makes up. Morgana is located in Mississippi, the deep South. The Southern community of Morgana keeps the traditional social ideology of patriarchy and most of the characters of The Golden Appels fall under the direct or indirect influence of patriarchal tradition. Male and female characters do not get along in the male-centered community of Morgana and they are in conflict with each other. In particular, Randal MacLain and Eugene MacLain have difficulty in managing their married lives like their parents. The twins have a troubling relationship with women and their problems are revealed through Welty's unique narrative. Welty's complicated and multilayered narrative structure reflects characters' complex inner world and Welty allows characters to have their own voices in the multifaceted narrative that includes fragmentation, illusion, uncertainties, and endless reflections. The twins' consciousnesses are interrelated with others' such as the ones of women, nature, and a foreigner. This study explores especially "The Whole World Knows" and "Music from Spain" in The Golden Apples to understand the twins' complicated thoughts and to hear the concealed voices of others through Bakhtinian dialogism. In addition, the twins' dialogic narrative is examined.