채만식과 라오서(老舍) 소설에 나타난 ‘체면’ 문화 비교 연구

Abstract

This study has analyzed and compared the aspects of the chemyeon (face) materialized in the Korean and Chinese literature texts as a method of research for considering the chemyeon cultures in Korea and China. Accordingly, the concepts of chemyeon in Korea and China were considered. And, based on the functional aspect of chemyeon, chemyeon was classified into the linguistic chemyeon, the normative chemyeon, and the ostentatious chemyeon. And, with the novels by Chae Man-shik and Lao She, which represent the realisms of Korea and China in the 1920's and the 1930's, as the subjects, the aspects of the chemyeon appearing in their works were looked at. As a result of the analysis, the linguistic face in the works by Chae Man-shik appeared as a roundabout communication strategy that considers the chemyeon of the counterpart. And the works by Lao She show the difference that the linguistic chemyeon is a method of expression that considers one's own chemyeon as being important. In relation to this, regarding the normative chemyeon, too, the subject who feels the shame when he or she has violated morality has been appearing differently. Also, although the ostentatious chemyeon appears as an important special feature in the works by Chae Man-shik and Lao She, the works have been showing the aspects that are different from each other. In a novel by Chae Man-shik, the ostentatious chemyeon appears as the intention to acquire the social status through not only money but, also, the education. Compared to this, in Lao She's work, the ostentatious chemyeon has been appearing as being related to the fame in the vocational world. The work of comparatively analyzing the literature works of Korea and the literature works of China in this way has the significance that it is a foundational work that considers the aspects of the chemyeon cultures that can be found in Korea and China.