삶과 예술의 갱신 -최인훈의 「하늘의 다리」를 중심으로-

Abstract

Choi In Hoon has been considered as one of the best writers since Korean War, whose artistic activities has been decreased dramatically, though. However, the researchers have still shown great interests in the characters and distinctive features of his writings. It is true that such interests are limited to his special novels. Thus, the literary research for his works will be the same if we continue focusing only on the limited number of his novels. The reason for discussing " A Bridge of the Sky" published in 1970 here is to get over the problem of placing too much emphasis on few of Choi's writings and deepening the quality of the research for his literature. "A Bridge of the Sky" is the novel which tells the birth of the subject who tried to change both his life and art despite the social pressure under Korean modernization. I discuss the meaning of this novel based on two different perspectives. One is to internally analyze the subject, Jun Goo Kim, whose consciousness as a refugee and an artist were mixed up. The other is to analyze the illusion he often had. Through the analyses of these two points, I have learned that "A Bridge of the Sky" is the novel that didn't talk about the theory of Literature caught in a myth of autonomy, but explored the theory of Literature communicating with life. And, even though Jun Goo Kim seems to have repeated his alienation constantly, he is a true artist who tried to find the changes for both his life and art.