나도향 소설에 나타난 젠더 표상과 근대의 불안

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to study the problem of gender representation in Na Dohyang's novels. Na Dohyang, was evaluated as a limitation of the technique's immaturity and romantic excess. However, the emotional intensity of the characters in Na Dohyang's novels shows the characterization as the subject of modern novels. In addition, the characters in Na Dohyang's novels are special in terms of the gender cultural norms of the day. The male characters in Na Dohyang's novels are obsessed with the symbol of "virgin.“ It is misogynistic in that it shows the objectification of women. Still, male characters often shed violent tears and cannot stop. This can be seen as a violation of the norms required of male subjects of the patriarchal system of the day. Meanwhile, female figures use tears functionally. There is also a change in the dynamics between female and male characters. This means that Na Dohyang's novels target women, which means that they are confined to the limits of their contemporary view, but they are introducing characters who can appropriate and disturb gender norms. And through this, it can be seen that a new type of character is being created that will symptomaticly dictate the colonial Joseon, where modern space-time relocation was taking place. A new novel subject with a modern meaning was being embodied.