朴趾源의 交友論

Abstract

Park, ji-won is both a realist and a writer in the late Chosun-dynasty. He is concerned about I-Yong-Hwoo-Saing利用厚生(the utilization and welfare), and then Jung-Duk正德(reform the moral). He thought that the people can reach the Jung-Duk正德 after I-Yong-Hwoo-Saing利用厚生. When he was a young man in his twenties, he was extremely hate the men who make friends in immorality-only meeting and parting at power and profit. Reform the making friends in immorality is closely related with Jung-Duk正德. So Park, ji-won was concerned about Jung-Duk正德 at young days. And his I-Yong-Hwoo-Saing利用厚生 was formed after his middle age, and his aim is Jung-Duk正德. This paper aims at studying Park, ji-won's thought on making friends. The outcome of this study is organized as follows: Park, ji-won criticized making friends which was accomplished only for power and profit for a reputation. He thought that a true friend would be made if he speak out one's mind. And that have nothing to do with a social position, a party, a family, a race, age etc. And he wished for Ji-Gi知己(a bosom friend). He said that Ji-Gi知己 is ‘Je-I-O弟二吾(The second I)’, ‘Joo-Sun-In周旋人(A person who exercise his good offices). But it will be difficult to get ‘Ji-Gi知己’. Ji-Gi知己 must be the men with whom he enjoy the learning and art. The thought on making friends is expressed in his Han- Moon-Dan-Pyun漢文短篇(Chinese characters short story) very well.