이근화 동시의 동물 형상화 양상 연구 - 동시집 『안녕, 외계인』과 『콧속의 작은 동물원』을 중심으로

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the shape patterns of animals that appear in Children‘s Poem of Lee Geun-hwa. The reason why I want to analyze her poem is because of the literary and social specificity of the poem, along with the fact that no discussion of her poem has yet been submitted. In other words, Children‘s Poems are based on innocence, and the message is clearly conveyed, and the sensitivity to others is clearly presented, which is considered essential in examining the ‘other’ frequently represented in Lee Geun-hwa‘s poem. For example, the poetic subject of Lee Geun-hwa puts animals above humans (children), drives nature (landscape), and represents them as beings that overcome the reality of condensing violence and persecution. As such, the work of examining animals represented in Lee Geun-hwa’s poem is expected to be a broad contribution to the current situation in which the current topic of animal-subject, non-human-subject discussions, and sensitivity to ‘animals’ are reconsidered and the relationship with ‘animals’ is being sought anew. It is not just because they are paying attention to ‘others’, but by giving them activity and politics, it is highly suggestive to seek new relationships and create new realities. Although Children‘s Poem of Lee Geun-hwa was created for children’s readers, what it suggests sends a heavy message to us living in the contemporary era.