마해송의 동화에 나타난 연민의 양상과 의미 - 단편동화를 중심으로 -

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the aspect and meaning of compassion in Mahaesong’s fairy tale by applying three cognitive elements of Nussbaum’s concept of compassion. For this purpose, we intend to analyze “Mother’s Gift”, “Brother”, “A well of Odoldol”, and “Ggongcho Old Man’s Birdcage”. First, ‘Mother’s Gift’ and ‘Brother’ pay attention to the fact that the emotion of compassion provides a powerful motive for forming reconciliation and intimacy in the conflicting relationship between ‘parent-child’. ‘Mother’s Gift’ deals with the mortal issue of ‘death’ and gives meaning to the fact that compassion works as a channel for understanding and solidarity with each other. In addition, 'Brothers' emphasizes the importance of feelings in the sense that the emotion of compassion in the ‘parent-child’ relationship is a motive for understanding the child as a being with unique individuality and dismantling oppression and discrimination. Second, “A well of Odoldol” and “Ggongcho Old Man's Birdcage” expand the emotion of compassion to the “human-animal” relationship, revealing the imagination of coexistence and solidarity. In “A well of Odoldol”, the emotion of compassion shows that ‘human-animal’ can dismantle the boundaries of each other and pursue solidarity and coexistence. “Ggongcho Old Man's Birdcage” shows compassion for animals, freeing them from the pride of considering animals as possessions or taking on the role of managers. In this respect, this work emphasizes that it serves as a bridge in enabling humans and animals to realize coexistence. As discussed above, the emotion of compassion is applied in Mahaesong's fairy tale, providing a powerful motivation for understanding others in human life, and helping to develop a positive vision for moral and social value judgment and practice.