「명주기봉」에 나타난 姊妹葛藤의 形相과 그 意味

Abstract

The purpose of this research paper is to study and review about patterns and meanings of conflicts and confrontations between the two sisters appearing in the 「Myeongjugibong」. The novel describes conflicts and confrontations between the two sisters, and the images of women char- acters who try to think of sisterly affection as being the most important. The conflicts and confrontations between the two sisters lead to those between spouses. Their conflicts and confrontations result from the fact that the younger sister breaks the rule of marriage and in the long run, marries before her older sister, which are derived from favoritism that their parents show. The older sister who picks fights expresses the bitter feeling against her younger sister and parents. But, the younger sister does not hate but always feels sorry to her older sister against her. After the conflicts and confrontations between the two are settled, each position of the two sisters is switched for each other's one given to them before a bitter feeling develops. Judging from the conflicts and confrontations between spouses that follow those between the two sisters, it can be concluded that a woman at the age tend to think and behave from an angle of her older sisters, above all, but meanwhile, her husband or husband's families refuse to accept or respect her attitude such as this, and instead, they request her to put the duties or obligations that a wife and a daughter-in-law has to do, ahead of any other things. But such a severe feud and discord are, finally, settled in a comic scene and laughter that the characters provide. The conflicts and confrontations between the two sisters appearing in 「Myeongjugibong」 is significant in the sense that the book reveals that the parental favoritism arouses family chaos and that it is natural but never easy for a married woman to show love toward her sisters and remain faithful to them for ever.