웹소설의 사상: 『전지적 독자 시점』을 중심으로

Abstract

Web Novels have the characteristics of a snack culture. That doesn't mean that the narrative of a web novel is simple. Among web novels, Singsyong's Omniscient Reader's Point of View is unrivaled in the scale and complexity of the work's worldview. In addition, it actively borrowed various classics from East and West and thus forms a kind of narrative complex system. Therefore, various forms and devices constituting the narrative are competing and conflicting with each other. The device that controls this complex format is the position of the player in the role-playing game based on the Omniscient Reader's Point of View. In other words, it is a dual view that plays the role of a character in the game and looks at it from the perspective of a player located outside the game. In order to pass missions or quests well, the merchant- conscious attitude of immersing himself in it and coldly considering the gains and losses with the next step or level up in mind is consistent with the protagonist of this novel. In addition, there are parts that rely on the rules of forming a “party” between colleagues and cooperating with each other. Each user creates a number of different stories interactive through the play of the game, but what he or she is immersed in is the story he or she plays. However, it is never created without the user's own desire to play games, without the willingness to enter the virtual world of games. In other words, the story newly created through play is ultimately caused by itself. In addition, the general diagnosis that the desire for game play stems from the opposition of various pressures applied from the fierce reality of life in Korean society is also particularly significant compared to Kim's trauma and desire for reading. In this respect, Omniscient Reader's Point of View can be defined as a kind of meta-game narrative that corresponds in many ways to the narrative characteristics and conditions of today's generalized game.