「꼬마 옥이」내의 그림자모티프 연구

Abstract

After learning that the shadow motif in KkomaOk-i,one of LeeWon-su’s masterpieces, is not only a simple material, but also has an important literary function, I undertook the study of it. A shadow has been interpreted in various ways. There is no doubt the imagery associated with shadows, which have fascinated people since primitive times, has expanded its meaning more broadly in these modern days. In this study, I clarify that the shadow motif was deeply related to the subject and the descriptive rhetorical style in KkomaOk-i. Moreover, I used the theory of Carl Gustav Jung as a foundation when I described that the shadow motif was strongly associated with the subject of love. I demonstrated that the shadow which appeared in Kkoma Ok-i was used in two ways: as a medium of the illusion world and a medium showing the unconsciousness of man. These media were the means that formed the subject of love. The reason why Lee Won-su used the shadow motif to form the subject was that a shadow could haunt both the illusion world and the unconsciousness world. The shadow motif appeared widely in Kkoma Ok-i, taking charge of the construction of the foundation for the formation of the subject. Lee Won-su brought the extension of cognition by using the shadow motif, so love, which he used as the subject, could transcend individual and racial dimensions and arrive at the human dimension. Lee Won-su connected the illusion world and the unconsciousness world by the shadow motif. He also used the shadow motif for showing a real form of ego which was realized by being projected on another object. Hence, the shadow motif appearing in Kkoma Ok-i does not have a simple meaning but is a symbol language which expresses various meanings and has an important position in the construction of descriptions.