남해군 설화의 가족정서 연구

Abstract

This study examines family affection inherent in family network based on the transmission of oral epic tales in Namhae-gun. The methodology focused on the stories of main characters who constructed a central axis of narration in the relational net of family. Moreover, the thesis considers the whole process of the narrative from various aspects based on the stories that emerged from conflicts and the mutual assistance among family members. By doing so, a conclusion has been drawn relating to a collective affection inherent in family community. First of all, in the tales of married couples, a basic of the relational family net, there was a full of devotion the wife for a sustainable community. Most tales related to married couples in Namhae-gun started with a some kind of lack in somewhere in the couple's life, and such insufficiencies required a wife’s voluntary dedication and unconditional support to her family in order to alleviate scarcity. If the wife acted so, the community would be satisfied or even take it for granted and things would follow their normal course but if ever the wife was to act otherwise the community would fly into a violent anger that would likely end up by collapsing it. Secondly, in the tales of Sons, there needed to be a necessity of succession by blood relation and a continuity of coexistence through it. To do so, an intimate complementary cooperation dwelt between parents and son through succession to property and filial obedience. Therefore, strong positive affection used to seal the parents and son relation. Furthermore, a support to parents was construed as an imperative element for the son, who was also expected to take responsibility for post management of his parents. Thirdly, in the tales of Daughters, there seemed to be a deadlock created by a feeling of love and hatred due to a discourse of ‘being excluded from family’. This was based on social convention including the rite of passage from young girl to women, which was caused by perception difference between the two periods. There was nothing else but conflicts between parents and daughter due to the abovementioned reasons, and no cooperative work was expected. Fourthly, in the tales of Daughter-in-laws, it existed emotional ambivalence that evolved around family-centered exclusiveness and a sense of tolerance for family integration. If such exclusiveness is a universal aspect of the Korean tale, a sense of magnanimity is a way of a life that sought for harmony and peace by isolated islander.