황순원 소설의 상징에 나타난 생태학적 관점 - 『나무들 비탈에 서다』를 중심으로

Abstract

<Abstract> A ecological point of Hwang Sun-won's Novel at symbol Choi, Sun-young (Ewha Womans University) Novel named “Trees standing on the slope” was written by novelist Hwang Sun-won after the 1960s that belonged to latter half period of Hwang's novel works. Before the 1960s, Hwang's novel works described fragments of human world that expressed not only conciliation but also warm humanity, while after the 1960s, his works reflected realities of the society to investigate the society deeply. However, evaluation and rhetoric of his works came from his works at initial times. However, the novel works made change at quality level to a certain degree considering geopolitical factors more than Hwang Sun-won's works in previous times did. Novel of “Trees standing on the slope” that belonged to novel of latter half period of Hwang Sun-won had different characters and symbols than those of other novels of Hwang had. This study criticized analysis upon characters focused on humanism to find out values from various kinds of points and to interpret Hwang's point of view of the world at “Trees standing on the slope”. Sukee's path could be interpreted to be motherhood of reconciliation and embracement from point of view of humanism that Hwang Sun-won adhered to. Such a thought could be criticism in the 1950s that was abstract and absolute humanism. And, mythified violence of motherhood was thought to be reinforced. In this study, ‘pruning’ of Chapter II interpreted value of dualism to investigate Sukee and her pregnancy from point of view of not common value but multiple values. Men could get new fruit after pruning of trees or could not. Suggestion of possibility of fruit was not thought to give optimistic prospect. On the contrary, focus on pruning was likely to finish end. Of course, the novelist gave an alternative for not only destruction but also construction in his novel work that could not be practical way of before and after realities. Value of individuals could not be judged from point of view of humanism behavior to overcome cruelty of war experience and to recover humanism. The ideology of humanism for affirmative and optimistic future of pains of post-war generation in the history was rather abstract and ideological. Hwang Sun-won deeply investigated by symbols and characters. For instance, an woman named Sukee was thought to be new character who overcame the limitation to be made by the novelist. The study investigated the work carefully to have viewpoint of current times. Study on Hwang Sun-won's novel was not rescue of completed world but cognition on new realities with possibility of incompleteness to create characters and to interpret in various ways.