불효녀 설화에 나타난 가산(家産)의 의미와 가족윤리 연구

Abstract

The stories, recognized as the most valuable of oral tales and handed down to the most diverse types of reproductions are those related to -'filial behavior'-. In the case of unmarried sons, married sons, and daughters-in-law, the subject of the act is reinterpreted in various ways, while in the case of married daughters, it tends to remain the story of an unfilial woman. In this study, stories of unfilial daughters are extracted from the Korean Gubi Literature Grand Prix and divided into four types. Analysis of these four types show that unfilial behavior was largely related to the distribution of family property. This can be attributed to the change in the family order, where women are completely excluded from the distribution of family property and from their families due to “chul-ga-oe-in” discourse. The daughter's unfilial behavior is based on the emotional alienation and dissatisfaction of the explicit outsider, and driven by the realistic needs of a poor economic situation in her marital home. However, in the story, it is described as the greed of the daughter and becomes subject to ethical criticism which shows a circular structure, leading again to the theory of the useless daughter. The dual attitude of parents who want to be recognized as such while excluding their daughter as an outsider eventually leads to disagreement with their daughter. Daughters thinking they have some right to their family property and parents’ dual attitudes are ultimately contradictory to the unnatural patriarchal family order.