한ㆍ중 동화와 『이상한 나라의 앨리스 모티프』 - 웅철이의 모험과 아리스 아가씨를 중심으로 -

Abstract

East Asian children’s literature was started under the influence from western children’s literature. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as the classic work in western children’s stories became a very important reference target for East Asian children’s literature writers. The Writers both in Korea and China were so struck by the fun of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. They wanted to write some interesting children’s stories for Children like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. So they borrowed the motifs of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in their children’s stories. For Example, Ju Yo Seup wrote a children’s story named Woongchul’s Adventure in Korea. And Chen Bochui wrote A Little Girl Alice in China. This paper is focused on comparing the different traits of Woongchul’s Adventure and A Little Girl Alice. Also grasping the meaning of these children’s stories. Firstly, in the case of Ju Yo Seup’s Woongchul’s Adventure, the writer wanted to add some tales, fables and legends stories for Korean children. And in the case of Chen Bochui’s A Little Girl Alice, the writer used Written vernacular Chinese in his work and he added poetries which is Written in vernacular Chinese. Because The writer think the Written vernacular Chinese is easier for Chinese children. Secondly, Ju Yo Seup and Chen Bochui both wanted to bring fun and interest for children in their countries. But at that time, both these countries were a colonized country or a semicolonial state. So they gave a vivid description of many different factors from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In those days, the working class in Korea and China both lead miserable life. Ju Yo Seup and Chen Bochui both criticized their countries for the capitalistic system in their children’s stories.