김동인 소설의 창작방법론과 근대성 -‘인형조종술’과 ‘참’의 의미를 중심으로-

Abstract

Kim Dongin has been considered as one of the writers who played leading roles in Korean modern literature and studied by numerous scholars. Meanwhile, he has been so idolized and veiled that he couldn’t be interpreted properly. The misunderstanding comes from overanalyzing and distorting idolized subject. Firstly, this article questions the exaggerated interpretation over Kim Dongin’s words and argumentations, so that we can understand his achievements more accurately. Rational and concise approach will lead us closer to what he endeavored to speak and pursue. The essence of his creative methodology is characteristic and creativity, which are hard to achieve. First of all, conventionality and didacticism should be avoided. Sympathy for hero is useless. Common senses, stereotypes, ethics and morals, these are all distant from art. Uniform lessons of religion or political approach are also to be avoided. He insisted that artist is someone who creates his own unique world and thought novelty is the most crucial, not efficiency nor instructiveness. Efficiency and instructiveness are collateral benefits from pursuing novelty and the progress of civilization has been made by such seeking novelty and trials and errors. With this regard, he insisted that artists and scientist, in spite of their distinctions, are quite similar in many ways. Consequently, his creative methodology should be understood under modernity, and the image of artist he suggested is archetype of modern people.