『나는 무늬』에 재현된 청소년 주체의 애도 양상과 교육적 의의 - 벌거벗은 생명으로서의 청소년 노동자에 주목하며 -

Abstract

This study focuses on underaged workers as a bare life in youth novels and attempts to reveal the growth pattern as an ethical subject through the mourning pattern of youth subjects for their deaths. To this end, the death of a youth worker in the YA novel I Am a Pattern was defined as the death of a bare life. In our society, adolescents are defined as being educated, and as they are separated from labor, the problem of underaged workers has not received social attention. Underaged workers are exposed to poor working conditions in invisible areas, and their lives are further threatened. This means that underaged workers have the characteristics of a bare life. The youth novel I Am a Pattern depicts the death of Jin-hyung, a youth worker, Moon-hee, friends who want to reveal the hidden truth. The protagonist, Moon-hee, also faces Jin-hyung's death through the death of his grandmother, who is in the position of bare life. In solidarity with other adolescents, I want to reveal the truth of Jin-hyung's death and remember it correctly. This process is an ethical movement for bare life and a process of mourning for death. This active mourning process shows the pattern of adolescents finding and growing identity and understanding the absurdity of their lives. In recent literature education, understanding others, participation in community issues have become important. This novel is of great significance as educational material for students because it helps them understand the life of the other as an underaged worker. Furthermore, it is possible to virtually experience the growth process of the youth.