성인지감수성의 관점에서 본 청소년소설

Abstract

This paper looked into Young Adult Literature from the perspective of Gender sensitivity. First, in a work in which male adolescents are the main characters, male identity is formed by following the prejudice considered to be a female’s shortcomings or striving to behave as masculine. In other words, it was confirmed that the male identity was acquired in the process of carrying out the existing adult male identity. In addition, it was also confirmed that there is a problem of objectifying female characters through learning of the ‘Men’s Plane’ and the position of women’s guardians. In particular, this leaves the task of researching the identity of male adolescents who learn not only the human rights of female adolescents, but also the distorted masculinity by oppressing the sense of subjectivity through the framework of a “man box”. Second, Korean society has been operating a chastity code that suppresses and restrains female sexuality by calling female adolescents “girls” for a long time. Among the works based on sexual violence in Young Adult Literatures, the follow-up of the chastity norm was continued, and the subject of the right to stop pregnancy, which was recently raised in Korean society, was also found in the work. Third, the recent Korean society has a tendency to intensify the punishment of sex crimes. Young Adult Literatures do not actively reflect social changes in sex crimes depending on the work. Even in literature, obvious illegal activities should be properly recognized by youth readers. The issue of gender equality should start not with a simple general theory of men versus women, but with the work of examining each relationship and context to make other minorities subject. Research on Young Adult Literatures from the perspective of Gender sensitivity should continue in the future. This study should include not only the human rights of female adolescents, but also the identity of male adolescents who are forced to distort masculinity by repressing their free and human sense of subjectivity as a “man box”.