이춘기의 30년(1961~1990) 일기에 대하여

Abstract

The contents in the diary for 30 years (1961 ~ 1990) of Lee Chun-Gi (1906 ~ 1990), who has lived as a farmer in Iksan area were examined in several aspects. The summary is as follows. First, out of the diary for 30 years of Lee Chun-Gi, 26 books of diary were handed over and currently kept by Hakjisa, the publishing company. Out of the diary for 30 years, the portion for 4 years of 1964, 1965, 1967 and 1968, which are missed because the family did not hand over. The apparent characteristics of this diary are that the illustrations are inserted, it contains the full-length diary and meta diary, too, etc. Second, what call the attention in the family life of Lee Chun-Gi is how serious the aftereffect that the early death of housewife bring to the family, and particularly, it showed that in the situation that the housewife was passed leaving two late children, it causes not only the longing felt by the husband left alone but also the loss and hurt irreplaceable for rearing infants. In addition, it testifies vividly how carefully one should remarry through the case of failure. In that situation, the paternal love and educational fervor of Lee Chun-Gi who did his best in rearing two young sons are tearful. Third, the information related to the seasonal customs contained in the diary of Lee Chun-Gi has folkloristic meaning. Decay and extinction of New Year's bow to the elders of the village and the flower Sunday, and the degradation of Daeboreum (the day of first full moon of the year) community proposal, etc. show that the seasonal customs can be lasted or changed, which is deemed to be the inevitable result that our life is changed to family oriented, individual-oriented and urbanized living. Fourth, the historical value of the reminiscence of March First Independence Movement and Korean War is worth a attention. It testifies in detail specifically how an individual went through and reacted encountered those events that the entire race experienced. Particularly, since it is the diary that recorded the development of April Fourth Erie Market Independent Movement in the perspective of the person who attended at the site, it can compliment the history. Fifth, the experiences in the old age that Lee Chun-Gi experienced implies greatly to us who are in aging society. Since it describes what difficulty there is and what is needed by each situation such as the loneliness of the elderly, needs of pocket money, declining sight and hearing and the body getting illness, repeated bereavement with the friends, difficulty in living alone due to not having anyone to take care, emigration to America, etc. it is worth to referring it in understanding and solving the problems of the aged.