중국 조선족 작가 진런순 소설 녹차에 나타난 조선족 정체성 특징 고찰

Abstract

This paper aims to examine how the duality of the female protagonists ‘Wu Fang’ and ‘Lang Lang’ in the novel 「Green Tea」by Jin Renshun, a Chinese-Korean writer, expresses the character of the ‘marginal person’, which is a characteristic of the multiple identities of the Chinese-Korean in China. The novel depicts the ethnic identity that the ethnic minority of the Chinese people, the Chinese-Korean, inevitably reveal while living in China through the female protagonists, ‘Wu Fang’ and ‘Lang Lang’. In other words, it shows the characteristics of the ‘peripheral’ or ‘borderline’ Chinese-Korean through the appearances of the two female protagonists. One is ‘social distancing’. They all distance themselves by not belonging to any group and leaving before they become familiar with it, and at the same time, they distance themselves by hiding themselves and not revealing their true selves. This makes them unable to trust anyone, suspicious of others, and unable to open their hearts. Another is ‘discrimination’ or ‘ignorance’. In the novel, they live in various ways while being discriminated against or ignored by individuals and society. It shows the appearance of the Chinese-Korean who, as a minority in China, hide their feelings thoroughly and live carefully while enduring rather than expressing their opinions. Finally, there is an attempt to integrate into mainstream society. Although marginalized people cannot enter mainstream society at present, they continuously attempt to enter it.