강경애 「지하촌」의 표현 양식과 의미 생성

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to grasp the poetic point of Kyung-ae Kang's short story, Jihachon(Slum), by analysing expression patterns such as opposing space, crossing angle of view, and varying symbol, and meaning generation in response of the audience. Distinctive poetic features of Jihachon worked out from this analysis can be summarized as follows; First, instinctive vitality is generated from the posting of opposing space. The contrast between opposing space, for instance, reality vs. fantasy and human vs. nature derived from the meaning of the underground and the ground, well represent writer's orientation for strong vitality. Second, the posting of crossing angle of view generates awakening vitality. The crossing angle of view between subjective experiencing and objective witnessing successfully restores the life of awakening of minority of those days to the "now-here" response of the audience. Third and last, dynamic vitality is generated from the posting of varying symbols. A metamorphosis of symbol, such as a maggot, which shows positive will of life as a strange thing, strengthens its meaning. In conclusion, the creativity of expression patterns revealed in Jihachon is evaluated as the main force of providing substantial poetic foundation and opening the new horizon in the Korean novel.