염상섭 장편소설 <사랑과 죄>에 나타난 범죄의 지리

Abstract

This paper aims to revisit Yeom Sang Seob's novel Love and Sin within the framework of literary geography. In detail, a sequence of crime act is analyzed along with geographical conditions of urban space represented in the novel. In Yeom's work, space is not only settings where events occur, but also decisive elements presenting depth of narratives. Therefore, analyzing functions and roles of spatial data in his novel leads us to understand how geographical surroundings affect on plots of novels. Firstly, this paper focuses on the Sachojeongol, the place of murder. It is near the center of Kyungsung. It places on the old town where is surrounded by new downtowns. The dwellers are characterized as the fallen who was once had their golden time in old era. This setting shows that how spatial surface can be read as the sign of history. In sequence, process of finding Sachojeongol is also a clue that showing relations between geographical setting and plots. The murderer, Maria wanders around Sachojeongol because she does not know where the victim lives. In this scene, urban complexity makes Jung's searching difficult. It can be understood that the maze of city take a role of crucial obstacle. In result, the murderer should use every possible skims she has. A intelligent reasoning, extraordinary mobility, and adaptation to circumstances are her strengths. In this sequence, urban complexity makes murderers as an sort of 'activist', and it makes the narrative of crime more adventurous.