‘떠남’과 ‘돌아옴’을 통한 고향의 재인식 과정 -이문구의 『관촌수필』연구-

Abstract

『Kwanchon on Essays』, by Lee Mun Gu, is the novel, which made him as a “peasantry writer” and gave him a position in the history of literature. 『Kwanchon on Essays』expresses the archetypical sentiment well and it is not confined to the local definition like 'peasantry literature’. 『Kwanchon Essays』is a novel, which has the meaning of last dedication towards his hometown before the change of rural area, connected to the structure of social science. Now, the shape of his hometown is changed unimaginably so that it has only the meaning of self sufficiency and retrospection in the mental image. This thesis discussed the author’s hometown where he returned after a long interval, focusing on the investigation of the variation of ‘Leaving’ and ‘Coming’ by indulging in reminiscence through the absence of ‘Big Pine Tree’ and ‘Home’, which are the symbols of hometown. The reminiscence of hometown in returning to home begins with ' self-contemplation' and 'the inflammation of Hurt'. 'Big pine tree' and 'home' are the media of restructuring of the past in this sense. In addition, making past 'be present' by calling his intimate relatives such as his father and grandfather is the attempt to discover the meaning of hometown and internalize his life as a continual chain of existence. ' In the Desire of Community, transcending good and evil' the modern usefulness of communal life oriented character was investigated through Ongjeomi and stonecutter, Shin Hyeon Seok. 'In the value of non-conflict and moderation' his life attitude, which doesn't want to quarrel with others and live in a moderate position, can be seen. His life attitude contains his survival way, acquired from his life history including his family history, through experiencing catastrophe by ideology. 『Kwanchon on Essays』makes us review the traditional life, which cannot go back again in the material reality and it makes us ask internal questions about our existence like " Who am I?" in the metallic life of modern person.