5·18 역사동화에 나타난 어린이 공동체 의미 연구

Abstract

This paper examines the aspects and meanings of the children’s community in the 5·18 historical fairy tales The Neighborhood Next to the Train Road, May Run, and Our May News. This started from the critical mind of the limitations of the 5·18 historical fairy tales that mainly go through family history and limit 5·18 to the narrative of the death and sadness of innocent victims. The Neighborhood Next to the Train Road concludes that through the night school community, children’s characters are re-established as the main players of the future by putting them in a position where they have to answer questions from history, and May Run has the meaning of a growth narrative in which members of the activist community shift from a relationship of competition to a relationship of friendship. Our May News puts the learning group community at the forefront and raises the question whether our daily democracy is progressing. In their works, the setting of children’s focus speakers, which stems from the essential characteristics of historical fairy tales, has certain limitations, but they overcome the limitations of family history narratives to some extent, embodying the ethical consciousness and the meaning and spirit of democratization of the community, which are the core values of 5·18. 5·18 narrative will extend beyond the history of Gwangju to historical sanctions to protect the universal rights of humans.