일제말기 소설과 ‘자기’의 정치 - 이석훈 소설론

Abstract

This paper centered on autobiographical text which was written by Suk Hoon Lee in the 1930~40’s looked at a literary conversion process and the future writing after the conversion. Such discussion starts from an interest on how “national literature” visualized, interpreted and practiced during a colonization of Chosun(Korea). By reflecting the background and activity of Lee, Suk-Hoon on this personal novel, he tried to demonstrate his loyalty to Japan. In order to emphasize the authenticity of his innovations, he overcame an inner conflicts and had to portray his struggle for trials of reality. However this displayed a negative reality of Korea that had emphasized the consequences of how difficult it is for Koreans to become a Japanese citizen. Therefore, he was not able to narrate the completion of Japanese citizen and left the images of the colonists always suffering from doubts and loneliness. Lee, Suk-Hoon, by adhering to the format of personalized novels continuously were not able to avoid such difficulties and eventually deviated off the Korean literary circles. A novel by Lee, Suk-Hoon is meaningful in that it portrays the reformation of logic and identity of an intellectuals in the colonial era.