『어린이』와 계급주의

Abstract

A thinking that 『Eorini』and classism have an antipathy to each other is firm like the thinking that 『Byeolnara』 and Children's innocence theory have an antipathy to each other. This study assumed that such common opinion is oriented from logic of Cold war era. And the author historically evaluated the reason why 『Eorini』in the 1930s included classism. When Children's innocence theory and classism are understood from historical concept, there is no reason of feeling difficulty in convincing Children's innocence theory of 『Byeolnara』in the 1920s and classism of 『Eorini』in the 1930s. Today Children's innocence theory and classism are used in a negative meaning but they partially contributed to establishment of Literature for children and development of realism respectively. In the 1920s, 『Eorini』that first accepted Children's innocence theory took the lead. In the 1930s, 『Star's country』that first accepted classism took the lead. When Bang Jeong-hwan died in July, 1931, Shin Yeong-chul took charge of editing and 『Eorini』was encouraged for innovation. The largest change of 『Eorini』in that time was sharp expansion of contribution from readers focusing on field news in rural area and factory. So classism in the heyday then naturally flew into 『Eorini』. But with this situation, it would be not proper to see that an editor of 『Eorini』sympathized with classism or followed the main stream, secretly studying the situation. Classism was a product of consciousness with purpose and had a problem of schema. Shin Yeong-chul did not have organizational basis like KAPF and rather gave alert to schema. Shin intended to disclose ‘miserable reality of Joseon’ and ‘honest voice of a boy with job’, not ‘socialism’ or ‘classism’. There had been no time than then times when diary, letter, and memoirs showing life of boys in the rural area and factory were actively published. 『Byeolnara』has consciousness with purpose about socialist revolution while 『Eorini』depended natural growth though 『Eorini』intended reform. Accordingly, 『Eorini』in the period of Shin Yeong-chul was far from classism in strict meaning. It was in the successive relationship with 『Eorini』in the period of Bang Jeong-hwan rather than severance with it.