소수자로서의 ‘장인’과 자기진술의 고유성 - 이청준 초기소설을 중심으로 -

Abstract

In the society of Korea, minorities commonly have been discussed in the notion of isolated groups or classes yet they have actually various social categories. Lee Cheongjun, since his first work of literature, has been focused social minorities such as a lunatic, artists and more. However, he described ‘the figure of minorities’ as those who have uniqueness to their own stories in other words, being himself who desire to achieve epic of self not within dimension of hierarchial isolation. This briefing will confirm the possibility of which his literature is representative to minor literature by focusing the character of an artisan among other characters. In the description of Lee Cheongjun, the artisan can be interpreted as the figure who strives to complete unique to himself unlikely striving to get into social majorities followed by experiences of social deficiency. To explore this character, Lee Cheongjun confirmed himself the presence of existence (「discharged」), he raised an objection to the issue of such notion was reproduced in words of literature (「a sunken ship」) and he mobilized oneself who completes the epic of self as life itself and one’s gaze that explores the subject (「a tightrope walker」). In other words, Lee Cheongjun is calling the figure of an artisan as an completed subject for his epic of self that had not been restored to words of literature.