「현몽쌍룡기」 連作에 나타난 ‘길 떠남 이야기’의 意味․機能 考察 －남주인공의 ‘길 떠남’을 중심으로－

Abstract

In 「HyeonMongSsangRyongGi」 series, the ‘setting off story’ of male main characters can be examined by dividing the aspects into the hero’s ‘setting off’ and the noble man’s ‘setting off’. The male main character’s ‘setting off’ has the common structure with three steps: ‘The male main character sets off for official affairs. → He shows both heroic and noble activities. → He returns to the capital and seizes the power.’ This shows the general form associated with the rites of passage, that is, ‘separation- hardship-return’ and means that the ‘setting off story’ succeeds to the ‘exploratory story’ element of tales. However, the ‘setting off story’ does not have any Buddhistic or Taoistic aids, and the main character’s return reflects the "beolyeol" (閥閱; good family) world view of strengthening and extending the status and power of one’s family. It is thought that the ‘setting off’ story element has functions not just to ‘highlight the personality of the character’ in the work based on the correlation between his personality and transcendence but also to ‘give a narrative pause’, ‘solve a problem’, and ‘mediate it with the next event’, etc.