『옥루몽』소고 - 강남홍 인물 분석을 중심으로 -

Abstract

This study took ‘Hanmunhyuntobon (typography, 1915) as main subject and I have studied ideal female icon that 19 century noblemen desired for through detailed analysis on characters and change of class in spatial structure of Gang Nam-hong in <Okrumong>. Gang Nam-hong was a humble courtesan. She met an intellectual Yang Chang-gok and actively made a connection with him with the dream to escape from her class. However, she failed in this primarily and kept her faithfulness by devoting her life. She dreamed to elevate her class as a life of female general performances but her social value was recognized only in the relationship with Yang Chang-gok under the reality of patriarchalsystem although she had outstanding talents. Moreover, she was a concubine in the family but dominated on the wife and concubine that she executed actual leadership and firmly established social and domestic authority through ‘womb family.’ Gang Nam-hong was devoted to patriarchal order such as ‘a wife should follow her husband’ ‘a wife should concur her husband’s opinion’ and ‘three laws a wife should obey’ but also adversely used them to realize her desire to elevate class and live a successful life.Gang Nam-hong was an ideal female icon under patriarchalsystem illustrated by 19 century noble male writer.