북한 ‘주체적 과학환상소설’의 장르적 특징 연구 - 황정상의 『푸른 이삭』을 중심으로

Abstract

North Korea Science Fiction is a form of literature that is introduced to give shape to an ideal the society seeks. This is fit with a realizable fantasy that is one of genre characteristics of SF. Therefore, it is necessary to consider genre characteristics to establish a meaning of North Korea Science Fiction. Through this, the limit of existing studies focusing on explanation based on sociopolitical distinctiveness can be overcome. As a genre establishing existing science fiction systematically, ideological science fiction started to be mentioned in earnest while Hwang Jeongsang published Science Fiction Creation arranging creation methodology based on his fiction Green Ears. Therefore, this thesis analyzes Green Ears, so divides the characteristics of North Korea Ideological Science Fiction into three characteristics. First characteristic is inplementation using science for ‘the ideal man’. This is a common characteristic of North Korea Literary Art, but especially, is completely showed in ideological science fiction. This is distinguishing because this focuses on the realization of a desirable human character appropriate for an ideal society rather than futurity itself the fiction suggests. Second characteristic is the active reflection of political aim. If socialist realism theory is reflected, the fantastic futurity of ideological science fiction reflects the present desire and aim actively. This is fit with the general characteristics of North Korea Literature, so projects a political directing point. Third characteristic is a lag of awareness about science. Ideological science fiction uses scientific technology as the primary source, but does not depart from the instrumental use. This means that this fiction does not depart from early modern viewpoint recognizing Western scientific technology as a tool of national prosperity and military power. In North Korea, theoretical establishment of ideological science fiction and encouragement of creation are actively proceeded. However, the awareness of science is exclusive, and theory becomes doctrinaire, so diversity has been restricted since the 1990s. Nevertheless, the internalizing work of genre North Korea Ideological Science Fiction tries will be an important clue clarifying the flow of Korean SF from a unification cultural historical perspective.