박경리 『토지』의 근대 정치 담론

Abstract

Modern political discourse of the Toji is the discourse that try to overcome the Japanese imperialistic political discourse through literature. Although Korea have taken away national sovereignty in 1910, Korean people did their best to regain national sovereignty with persistent resistances and an indomitable spirit. Therefor discourse of the Toji is opposing against ‘colonial modernity’ Park Kyongni criticized Japanese political discourse. The Korea intellectuals who are appearing in Toji criticized deceptive Japanese political discourse. Japanese imperialism argued that Japanese King is the living God, and Japanese Kings have one blood from beginning to end. Japanese imperialism also forced obeying irrational order, For example ‘seppuku’ which disembowel themselves and commited a random massacre of innocent people of Nanjing, in Chaina. The Toji tells that the cruelness of Japanese army originates from a phobia against truth, The Toji is describing the vitality which Korean vulgus have. The author expressed that vulgus are the trunks of Korea through Song Kwan Su’s dialogue. Korean vulgus were conscious of that they are the principal agents of Korea. They thought that inequality between men and men, and country and country is wrong. They engaged in socialism movement and independence movement at Jirisan and Manchuria. The author described process that lower peoples who have pure soul were making active community, Through active community lower people inspire Life’s will to all objects which they meet, and maintain relationship with that objects. A lot of villains appear in Toji. They collaborated Japanese imperialism. and harassed the same people. Jo Jun Ku extorted possessions of Choe’s family, that resembled Japanese imperialism extorted Korean national sovereignty. Some villains increased property through collaborating Japanese imperialism. Korean people criticized those villains with oral reputations and rumors. Park Kyongni has emphasized that she dislikes Japanese imperialism, but does not dislike Japanese people. She only criticizes the wrong systems and cognitions of Japan. Japanese imperialism argued false claims and forced obeying irrational order, drove to suicide or massacre. Those cognitions and deeds cross ‘the life’s will’ ‘The life’s will does not condone lies, does not threaten or suppress others. ‘The life’s will’ does’nt respect possession but existence. Therefor it want to do kindness, share each other, sacrifice, and dedicate for higher value.