박화목 초기 동화에 나타난 가족 해체의 양상과 의미

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine how family dissolution manifests and forms meaning in the early fairy tales of Park Hwa-mok. Through this examination, this paper identifies three new meanings. First, it can be seen that the absence of a father and the portrayal of the fiction of a romantic family appear in “A Far Away House”. The absent father is portrayed as an irresponsible and unethical person who destroys a complete family. During this period, the child yearns for and idealizes the complete family, but realizes it’s impossible to achieve not only presently but also in the future. Second, in “Stone” and “White Butterfly’s Dream”, the absence of a mother causes children to experience the pain of family dissolution. Children who lose their mothers due to divorce and death suffer not only mental pain but also physical illness. In these cases, children choose to withhold or reject judgment on the composition of a ‘happy and complete family’. Third, in “Azalea Flower” and “White Snowy Night”, children orphaned by the collapse of their families face vulnerable situations. The collapse of the family means that these children do not receive proper care and are forced into dangerous and vulnerable situations. At this time, orphans suffer from a new environment and, on the other hand, show a willingness to overcome their inner wounds through interdependence with others. In this way, Park Hwa-mok's early fairy tale reproduces the dystopian world of the 1950s, depicting children suffering from family dissolution. This pain of family dissolution had a profound influence on Park Hwa-mok's literary world for over 60 years and served as a key element in achieving artistic accomplishment, in connection with longing and a Christian world view.