여순사건 경험담의 구술양상과 기억의 역사로서의 의미 －전남 곡성군을 중심으로－

Abstract

Based on the data collected from the experiences of the Yeosun incident in Gokseong-gun, this study examined the situation and atmosphere of the times in Gokseong-gun at the time of the ‘Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion’ from a historical perspective. By examining the meaning contained in the oral passage, the meaning of the oral group's recognition and memory was examined. At the time of the Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion, which began on October 19, 1948 as a revolt by soldiers of the 14th Regiment of the National Defense Guard stationed in Yeosu, the size of the victims of Gokseong was smaller than that of Yeosu and Suncheon, which were the main battle areas of the Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion, and even among the rebel-occupied areas. However, after the Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion, the rebels who entered Jirisan, moved to nearby areas such as Baekasan, Baegunsan, and Jogyesan, passing Gokseong-gun. In this process, the rebels who followed the rebels regarded the residents who helped the rebels as assistant workers whenever they passed through the village, and committed killing, assault, and imprisonment indiscriminately. The dictations and memories of the Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion told by the Gokseong-gun dictators who went through such a period of time were filled with memories of “the brutality of the military and police, the looting of the rebels, and the suffering and death suffered by the civilians.” The commonality of this dictation is that everyone has happened around the dictator, and even now, as time has elapsed due to the pain of suffering at the crossroads of life and death, it is being dictated vividly. The numerous stories they have told are all condensed expressions of the crisis, suffering, sorrow, and death experienced by the residents at that time. The dictations and memories of the Yeosu-Suncheon Rebellion told by the Gokseong-gun dictators who went through this era were marked by memories of “the brutality of the military and police, the looting of the rebels, and the suffering and death suffered by civilians. The commonality of this dictation is that everyone has happened around the dictator, and even now, as time has elapsed due to the pain of suffering at the crossroads of life and death, it is being dictated vividly. The numerous stories they have told are all condensed expressions of the crisis, suffering, sorrow, and death experienced by the residents at that time. Therefore, these experiences have sufficient meaning as a “memory history” for the oral group, and can be said to be the product of community memory.