Frankenstein: Safie Arrives
프랑켄슈타인: 사피의 도착
Mary Shelley (1797–1851)
The Story
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Spring came quickly; the skies were clear, and the dark, empty land was now covered with beautiful flowers.One day, while the old man played his guitar, I noticed that Felix looked sadder than ever and sighed again and again.Then someone knocked at the door: it was a lady on horseback, dressed in dark clothes and covered by a thick black veil.
She spoke only one word, in a sweet, strange accent — “Felix” — and when he ran to her, she lifted her veil, and I saw a face of angelic beauty.At once every trace of sorrow vanished from Felix’s face; his eyes shone with joy, and he kissed her hand and called her his sweet Arabian.Her name was Safie, and although she had a language of her own, she could not understand the family, nor could they understand her.
Soon I realized that Safie was trying to learn their language, and I decided to use the same lessons to learn it too.The next morning she took the old man’s guitar and sang like a nightingale in the woods, so beautifully that tears of both sorrow and delight came to my eyes.We both learned quickly, but I learned faster than she did, and in two months I understood most of the words the family spoke.
Felix also taught Safie to read from a history book, and as I listened, I learned about the great empires of the world, their wars and their fall.How could human beings be so powerful and noble, and yet so cruel and wicked?I heard about rich and poor, about noble families and money, and I learned that a person with neither was often treated as nothing.
Then I turned to myself: I had no money, no friends and no family, and my body was huge and horribly ugly.I was stronger than any man and could live on rougher food and bear greater cold, but I had never seen or heard of anyone like me.Was I, then, a monster, from whom all people ran away?
Knowledge only increased my sorrow; sometimes I wished I had stayed in the forest, knowing nothing but hunger, thirst and cold.I learned how fathers love their children’s smiles and how mothers care for their babies, but no father had ever watched over me, and no mother had ever smiled at me.Again and again I asked myself, “What am I?” — and the only answer was a groan.
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봄이 빠르게 찾아왔어요. 하늘은 맑았고, 어둡고 텅 빈 땅은 이제 아름다운 꽃으로 뒤덮였어요. 어느 날 노인이 기타를 치고 있을 때, 나는 펠릭스가 그 어느 때보다 슬퍼 보이고 자꾸만 한숨을 쉬는 것을 알아챘어요. 그때 누군가 문을 두드렸어요. 말을 탄 한 여인이었는데, 어두운 옷을 입고 두꺼운 검은 베일을 쓰고 있었어요.
여인은 달콤하고 낯선 말투로 딱 한 마디, "펠릭스"라고 말했어요. 펠릭스가 달려가자 여인은 베일을 걷어 올렸고, 나는 천사처럼 아름다운 얼굴을 보았어요. 그 순간 펠릭스의 얼굴에서 슬픔의 흔적이 모두 사라졌어요. 펠릭스는 기쁨으로 눈을 반짝이며 여인의 손에 입을 맞추고, 사랑스러운 아라비아 아가씨라고 불렀어요. 여인의 이름은 사피였어요. 사피에게는 자기만의 언어가 있었지만, 사피는 가족의 말을 알아듣지 못했고 가족도 사피의 말을 알아듣지 못했어요.
곧 나는 사피가 가족의 언어를 배우려 한다는 것을 알아차렸고, 나도 같은 수업으로 그 언어를 배우기로 마음먹었어요. 다음 날 아침 사피는 노인의 기타를 들고 숲속의 나이팅게일처럼 노래했어요. 너무나 아름다워서 내 눈에는 슬픔과 기쁨의 눈물이 함께 고였어요. 우리 둘 다 빨리 배웠지만 내가 사피보다 더 빨랐어요. 두 달 만에 나는 가족이 하는 말을 거의 다 알아들을 수 있었어요.
펠릭스는 역사책으로 사피에게 읽는 법도 가르쳤어요. 나는 그 수업을 들으며 세계의 위대한 제국들과 그 전쟁, 그리고 몰락에 대해 알게 되었어요. 인간은 어떻게 그토록 강하고 고귀하면서도, 동시에 그토록 잔인하고 사악할 수 있을까요? 나는 부자와 가난한 사람, 귀족 가문과 돈에 대해 들었고, 그 둘 다 없는 사람은 흔히 하찮은 존재로 취급받는다는 것을 알게 되었어요.
그러자 나는 나 자신을 돌아보게 되었어요. 나에게는 돈도, 친구도, 가족도 없었고, 몸은 거대하고 끔찍하게 흉했어요. 나는 어떤 사람보다도 힘이 셌고, 더 거친 음식을 먹고 더 심한 추위도 견딜 수 있었지만, 나 같은 존재는 본 적도 들어 본 적도 없었어요. 그렇다면 나는 모든 사람이 피해 달아나는 괴물이었을까요?
지식은 내 슬픔을 더 크게 만들 뿐이었어요. 때로는 배고픔과 목마름, 추위밖에 모른 채 숲에 머물렀더라면 좋았을 거라고 생각했어요. 나는 아버지가 아이의 미소를 얼마나 사랑하는지, 어머니가 아기를 얼마나 정성껏 돌보는지 배웠어요. 하지만 나를 지켜봐 준 아버지도, 나에게 미소 지어 준 어머니도 없었어요. 나는 거듭거듭 스스로에게 물었어요. "나는 무엇일까?" 하지만 돌아오는 대답은 신음뿐이었어요.
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Chapter 13 · 2,030 words · 5 short readings
Read the originalComprehension Check
1. What happened to Felix when the veiled lady arrived?
2. How did the creature make use of Safie's arrival?
3. Why did knowledge increase the creature's sorrow?
Vocabulary
noun
veil
베일, 얼굴 가리개
The bride lifted her veil and smiled.
신부는 베일을 걷어 올리고 미소 지었어요.
Your Summary
In 1–2 sentences, describe how Safie's arrival changed the cottage, and what the creature began to ask himself.
Source: Adapted from Chapter 13 of Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" (first published 1818; long in the public domain, Project Gutenberg #84). This simplified retelling and its Korean translation are original text written for SeoJae Story.
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