한문소설 <崔陟傳>에 나타난 동아시아와 다문화

Abstract

The 17th-century Chinese-language novel Choichokjeon is a story about the hardships, separation and reunion of a family set in the context of the war in East Asia, and has a strong multicultural character in that people of various nationalities meet, interact and experience the culture of places other than their home countries. The multicultural aspects of Choichokjeon can be largely divided into human interaction and cultural elements centered on language and clothing. The characters in Choichokjeon are usually positive about building a cross-border life space, and have less resistance to people of different nationalities. In addition, they are compassionate and help the weak regardless of nationality. However, even in this good-neighbor relationship, structural problems still remain dominated by confrontation between aggression and defense, Sino and Barbarian, men and women. On the other hand, the cultural elements that appear in Choichokjeon can be viewed through language, food, clothing, and shelter. The process of the characters learning a foreign language and communicating using a second language, wearing clothes according to the situation, and indirect portrayal of food and housing can depict the culture of East Asia. The above information may be realized as a specific multicultural education plan in conjunction with the 2015 revised Classical Chinese Curriculum.