LGBT 청소년소설에 나타난 성소수자 인물의 정체성 구현 방식 연구

Abstract

This paper examines the identity of LGBT youth minorities characters published in Korea in terms of Axel Honnet’s ‘the struggle for recognition’. As LGBT + literature has increased in the field of Korean literature in recent years, Korea’s LGBT youth novels need to be reviewed. First, in LGBT youth novels in Korea, sexual minority youth need the love and trust of their family in order to have an identity of self-confidence. But a large number of youth are rejected and violent by their parents or brothers. Therefore residents of sexual minorities who oppose their parents who do not recognize themselves struggle for recognition to restore their confidence. Second, discrimination and exclusion in LGBT works are mainly seen as a way of depriving school minors of the right to study and attend school. In school, censorship is also carried out by teachers, and in the process, personal honor is lost. In some works, the act of defending one’s right to learn can be called a struggle for self-respect. When the space of school is a social space for learning and experiencing the principle of equality,it should be recognized that the individual’s sexual identity is also a right to be protected. Third, sexual minority youth find new solidarity that recognizes them when they have no experience of social solidarity in everyday space. Through loving relationships, we may feel the feelings of love and solidarity that we do not have in our families and schools, or we build solidarity for minorities. On the other hand, since the identity of the individual is identified with the collective identity, it is necessary to reflect on how the identity is related to other others or groups. At present, it is urgent to approach sexual minority youth in the context of human rights in Korean society that raises its own voice. It is a story of individual liberty, equality, and universality of human rights, which underlie modern society.