동물 의인화 서사의 변화 양상 - 김태호 단편을 중심으로 -

Abstract

In this paper, we examine the changing aspects of the anthropomorphic narrative through Kim Tae-ho’s animal anthropomorphizing short stories. First, in terms of directionality, his short stories move away from the purpose of personification that eventually “humanizes the world” by metaphorically evoking and projecting the human world and life, and rather, “globalize humans” by describing animal’s situation and inner self. Therefore, instead of using an alligatoric rhetoric, he develops narratives from the standpoint and gaze of animals. Second, it is within the category of personification in terms of technology, but there is a difference in the degree of personification between the case where the companion animal is the main character and the case where the prey is the main character. In the case of pets, narratives are developed close to realistic techniques at a level that hardly deviates from the animal’s unique behavioral category. This is a cross-sectional interconnection, not a longitudinal hierarchy, and it is largely attributed to reflection on recent anthropocentricism. In the case of preys, they are more actively personified to reinforce the tragedy of their lives simply consumed as food. Through these changes, Kim Tae-ho’s narratives have discovered and confirmed the relationship of life suppressed by humanism in animals, and at the same time serve as a major opportunity to perform posthuman functions.