‘신화 다시 쓰기’ 소설 속의 여성 주인공 ‘조력자’ 양상 연구

Abstract

The Myth of Meng Jiang Nu written by Su Tong, The Myth of HouYi and ChangE written by Ye Zhaoyan, The Myth of Lady White Snake written by Li Rui, and The Song of King Gesar written by A Lai are all created under the planning of The Myths project. BiNu, ChangE, Lady White Snake, and ZhuMu, who are the heroines of the novels in the Myths project, are mediators and helpers who solved the problems and conflicts around the protagonists who had struggled. They overcame their unfortunate childhood, left a journey of affliction, and got to heal others’ wounds as well as their own. These four heroines were beyond the individual misfortune and agony of tribulation, and practised sacred love. Therefore, they could pass over the prototype of their original life and were made sacred as a new person. They were able to sympathize with other people’s troubles, embrace other people’s wounds, love others, make a society in which all can share together, and have existed as a future-oriented ‘true human’ in an open concept. The ultimate message that these four heroines and the writers give us is forgiveness, reconciliation, and the communication and sharing.