<창란호연록> 연작에 형상화된 하층 여성인물의 서사 방식 연구

Abstract

This study compares the narrative methods of lower-class female characters embodied in the Changranhoyeonrok(昌蘭好緣錄) and Oknankiyeon(玉蘭奇緣) series and discusses the expansion of character shapes in Oknankiyeon(玉蘭奇緣) and its descriptive effects. The narrative proceeds from the prequel Changranhoyeonrok(昌蘭好緣錄) to the sequel Oknankiyeon(玉蘭奇緣), and the aspect of the lower female character is further expanded. First, similar roles are repeated continuously in the way the lower female characters are shaped. In particular, the role of a character playing an auxiliary role is repeated, and the same character appears consecutively in the Changranhoyeonrok(昌蘭好緣錄) and Oknankiyeon(玉蘭奇緣), and new characters appear and often have the same roles assigned in the Changranhoyeonrok(昌蘭好緣錄). In many classical epic novels, it is clear that characters with roles similar to the lower-class females mentioned above appear. However, as the narrative progresses from Changranhoyeonrok(昌蘭好緣錄) to Oknankiyeon(玉蘭奇緣), it is obvious that the importance of lower-class female characters is clearly increasing. In conclusion, this development shows overcoming the limitations of the sequel that Oknankiyeon(玉蘭奇緣). It draws attention from readers by bringing up a central character of the sequel closely related to the character in the previous novel. And the monotony that could be caused is being alleviated by expanding and changing roles. For the descriptive intention, a lower-class female character plays the main role particularly. It is not easy to expand the number and central roles of the upper class in the narrative. But the lower class is different. Because it is unnecessary for the lower class to describe the background of the appearance. Accordingly, it is possible to freely expand the character and background. Next, a large number of lower-class female characters with various shapes appear in Oknankiyeon(玉蘭奇緣). In Oknankiyeon(玉蘭奇緣), a lower-class female character appears where the beneficiary of her own interests is the cause of the act. They commonly appear as lower-class female characters slander upper-class female characters, and ‘the pursuit of affection’ is the purpose of the act. In addition, the appearance of a lower-class female character having a double –sided shape is mentioned. The twofold formations are portrayed in So-eng(소앵) and Hong-rang(홍랑) in Oknankiyeon(玉蘭奇緣). They change from the protagonist's helper to the antagonist's helper. Moreover, they behave like upper-class women in spite of their lower class and gender. In this way, the Changranhoyeonrok(昌蘭好緣錄) series is a work containing the value of the narrator's diversity. Readers can feel new and interested by the shape of a colorful lower-class female character. The novelty of the lower female character in various ways gives readers the novelty of the narrative beyond the limits of status.