계모형소설의 ‘친밀’한 이복남매- <황월선전>의 월선과 월생

Abstract

This study looked at Hwangwolseonjeon(황월선전) focusing on intimate half-siblings. Hwangwolseonjeon(황월선전) is based on the grammar of stepmother-type story, and is composed of various novels. And unlike ordinary stepmother-type story, it was made into a new work through intimate half-siblings. During the Joseon Dynasty, the children of the ex-wife and the children of the latter were discriminated against, and for that reason, half-siblings were hostile like the Jang-Hwa(장화) and Jang-Shoi(장쇠) in the JanghwaHongryeonjeon(장화홍련전). However, Wol-Seon(월선) and Wol-Saeng(월생) in Hwangwolseonjeon(황월선전) are intimately described. Wolsaeng tries to help his half-sister Wolseon in crisis, and helps his half-sister Wolseon, who is falsely accused, survive. Therefore, ghosts do not appear in Hwangwolseonjeon(황월선전). Instead, like Sook-Hyang(숙향) in the Sookhyangjeon(숙향전), the hardships and overcoming of women who were kicked out of the house are depicted. Wol-Saeng(월생) goes on a road without any promise for his father who misses Wolseon, who was kicked out of the house. In the process, by meeting Wol-Seon(월선)’s husband Jangwi(장위), Wol-Seon(월선) provides an opportunity for her to return to her family. In addition, due to this behavior of Wol-Saeng(월생), in some different version, the stepmother is set to live long. Wol-Saeng(월생)’s care for his half-sister emphasized patriarchal family order because of his paternal lineage. In addition, the birth and behavior of Hwang-Gong(황공), and the setting such as the occurrence of a family tragedy in the absence of Hwang-Gong(황공), are measures not to undermine the rights and interests of Hwang-Gong(황공), who is a patriarchal family order was also emphasized. Existing discussions on the absence of ghosts because Wol-Seon(월선) do not die interpret this as a reinforcement of reality, but only ghosts did not appear, and unrealistic elements still exist. Rather, the narrative in which Wol-Seon(월선) does not die and the narrative in which the stepmother does not die are meaningful in that they create a narrative of reconciliation in which no one dies. However, in that the stepmother is still a scapegoat, like the existing stepmother novel, Hwangwolseonjeon(황월선전) also conceals the cause of family conflict.