1930년대 중후반 세대담론 고찰

Abstract

This study was designed to expand the perspective of the so-called ‘generation and purity debate’, which has been discussed mainly with Yu Chin-o and Kim Dong-ri. This is because the context of this debate cannot be identified by focusing only on the generational conflict between newcomers and established writers. Therefore, this study looked into not only expectations and concerns about newcomers before the ‘conflict’, but also criticisms towards established writers. In the early 1930s, established writers hoped for the emergence of newcomers, but they could not be satisfied with the newcomers who made their debut. In particular, the expectations of the proletarian writers were high. After KAPF was disbanded, there was no clear mainstream in the literary circles. Paragraphs after the dissolution of Carp did not have a clear mainstream. However, the newcomers showed their awareness of the duty of literature by mentioning ‘political views’ and ‘ism’ and expressing their ambivalence towards their seniors. The cause of the sudden change was the Chinese-Japanese War. Japanese imperialism began to enter into the Total Mobilization System, and began to mobilize Korean writers as political assistants. The Japanese established a pro-Japanese organization, the Joseon Writers Association. In this process, generational discourse rapidly deteriorated in the form of ‘conflict’. Whether voluntarily or unwillingly, established writers in the position of helpers could no longer assert their ideological justification. The characteristic of the newcomers that Im Hwa called ‘lack of idealism’ eventually led to the ‘loss of idealism’ of established writers. Finally, as if only the problem of the treatment of writers, which had been a long-term task, remained, their options were few.