근대 야담의 생성원리, 이야기하기의 즐거움 연구 - 『월간야담』소재 「압록강의 꽃」, 「정열의 낙랑공주」,「국경의 비화」를 대상으로

Abstract

This article aims to trace the principles of creating yadam in the 1930s and the sources of yadam writers’ pleasure of writing stories. To this end, examine three yadam stories published in Monthly Yadam(1934-1939): “Yalu River Flower”, “Nakrang Princess of Passion”, and “Sad Story of the Border”. The emotions and actions of female characters, which seem to precipitate the development of the narrative, also lead each yadam story to a tragedy. In this paper, I argue that it is male characters’ desire that enforces female characters’ emotions and actions. On the surface, the female characters seem to move the narratives along; however, it is hard to consider them as leading figures. The urges and desires of male characters, both hidden and revealed in the narrative, evoke emotional reactions in the female characters and make them take action accordingly. Also, androcentric perspectives are revealed in all the characters, resulting in oppositional juxtapositions. In different ways, each story describes male and female figures in a masculine view. Also, description of male characters is longer than necessary and male characters are described as resourceful and brave. On the other hand, the female characters’ crucial behavior and deep anguish are not mentioned in the narratives. Based on this textual analysis it can be concluded that the masculine viewpoints of yadam writers are derived not so much from reading of the zeitgeist of the 1930s as from the private and escapist pleasure of writing stories.