トロロープとアイルランド(3) : Castle Richmond におけるふたつの視点(岡田章子教授退任記念号)
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Castle Richmond (1860) is a third Irish novel of Anthony Trollope (1815_82). It was begun in 1859 when he left Ireland where he had lived since 1841. The novel was written as he bade his affectionate farewell for Ireland. The story deals with the Potato Famine. Trollope firmly supported the policy of the British government during the famine both in Castle Richmond and in a series of his letters to the Examiner. As he was an English civil servant who affirms the Union between England and Ireland, it was natural that Trollope defends the government. In this paper, it will be discussed how both his affection for Ireland and his identity as an English official are represented in this novel. Trollope thinks that the famine is the remedy that God sent to solve problems in Ireland and that it ultimately bring prosperity to Ireland. This thought is shown in hardship of the Fitzgerald family by paralleling their problem with Ireland's. While Trollope suggests that some of problems in Ireland are caused by England in the story of the Fitzgeralds, he never approve of breaking up the Union because he believes that the Union benefits Ireland. By representing the famine as providential, it enables him to lessen the responsibility of British government. So his view of the famine reflects his identity as an English public servant. Trollope vividly depicts the famine scenes to be true to Ireland, though he fails to identify himself with the suffering, starving Irish. The sights of famine victims expose the fault of the authorities and give the impression that the government's response to the famine was inadequate. Thus, Trollope's loyalty to Ireland interferes with his justification of England. His faithfulness to Ireland and English government is not compatible. In novel's love plot, Trollope tries to show the benefit of maintaining the Union in marriage between Herbert Fitzgerald and Clara Desmond. So Clara must choose Herbert instead of Owen, her first love. Trollope describes Owen sympathetically in spite of his intention. The author's sympathy for Owen made critics unsatisfied with Herbert's marriage. Trollope's sympathy with Ireland has great influence in this novel.
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