소설 「페미토피아」에서 제기하는젠더 불평등 문제

Abstract

This novel may be an utopia novel describing the highly developed cultural society with a view of ecofeminism in the periodical background of the latter half of the 21th century. This paper examined the problems of equality and inequality between men and women by noticing that the equality of sexes is issued in the novel. The main contents of novel are the social aspect and accidents after the basis of ‘ideal nation for women’ was established. The writer suggests the core meaning of feminism philosophy and ecologism through the character's statements, and describes the ideal nation for women with justifying the rule and superiority of women. Thus, the society dominated by radicalism feminism that women are superior to men, though nature ecosystem is harmonized with high-tech science culture. Instead of patriarchal system, the matriarchal system(maternal patriarchy) was fulfilled and woman prime minister governs a republic and women occupy the most of statues and jobs, hence men are repressed and discriminated by women like when women were suppressed by men under the patriarchy. Women's predominance in authority, social statue and role corresponds to the argument of radicalism feminism. The sexual violences by women, which symbolize the suppression of men, are increased not only because the number of men is fewer than the number of women, but also because the social structure allows that women rule and suppress men. In order to recognize and improve such problems, the base of the equality of sexes should be established by rehabilitating the paternity which was disappeared due to the abolition of patriarchal system. Thus, a certain event in which a problematic character seeks for and rescues physical father is also developed. In contrast to women's republic where matriarchy is operated, the green ideal village where an agricultural society is developed with preserving the patriarchy appeared in the novel. In this village, dubbed as Hayng Chon, hierarchy order shown in the society with patriarchy or matriarchy is not organized and both men and women acknowledge the difference of sex, and they respect and support each other. Hence it is the Hayng Chon which the various branches of feminism desire ultimately, and in this society no discrimination exists. Such a suggestion of the model of harmony and equality of sexes may be the result of critical consciousness for the female chauvinism and also literary examination for the true meaning of the equality of men and women.