<날개>에 나타난 식민지 근대의 이중성

Abstract

Lee sang’s “Wing” was written during the Japanese colonial period. Modernized by Japanese colonial rule, colonial space became the conflicting social structure. As development continuing in parallel with oppression, Kyungsung, colonial Seoul, seemed to be ambivalent features. This paper is approached, Lee sang, the writer, has perceptions toward the realities of life in his novel, “Wing” and reveal inconsistencies of colonial period. This means rereading “wing” considering it as ‘modernization in colonial period’ which is regarded as problematic era. In this paper, Kyungsung in the 1930’s, the set of this novel, is depicted as ambivalent features. The space of prostitution, called Yukwak, symbolizes these ambivalent features. In the house where wife becomes a prostitute, the role of husband is diminished and described in a childish way. ‘I’ in the space of the modernization in colonial period ceaselessly having an identity confusion, the identity is torn apart. This aparted self-consciousness makes us see another side of modernization by managing on colonialism. In addition, the symbol of modernization is described ambivalent. The main character ‘I’ avoids the capitalistic system. His way of thinking is in stark contrast to his wife. The wife takes an active part in capitalistic economy. Futhermore a symbol of civilization is depicted as a negative factor, which means it has characters tired. The symbol of the splendid modernization is described in a critical way, and this is a narrative device which represents that the writer has resistiveness on colonial discourse. ‘I’ have a lust for getting wings to flu owing to incomplete relations with his wife like a ‘cripple’. The wing can ve interpreted as a post-colonial desire to get out of grim realities. Typical symbols of Colonial space are described negative aspects. The Japanese imperialists put persons residing in the colony into principles founded on imperialism. However, the writer did not take imperialists’ projects that way. In “Wing”, an author Lee Sang never submit to the colonial policy and authority of colonial dominator due to challenge to regulate their identity. Then again, it clearly shows that Lee Sang’s strategy worked as he maintained pace to be under colonial occupation by Japan.