일본 사회소설 『흑조(黑潮)』와 한국 신소설 『은세계(銀世界)』 비교 연구(1) - 장르 특성과 서사 구성 -

Abstract

In this study, there is comparison between <the World of SIilver>, ‘New-style novel’ of Korea, by Lee In-jik and <Black Tide>, ‘Social-novel’ of Japan, by Tokutomi Loka. The focus of comparison is the features of plot and how to express the criticism of political situation, the key motive of novels. First of all, in <Black Tide>(1902) Higasi, a retainer of collapsed shogunate (Japan´s feudal government) by the Meiji-restoration in 1868, criticizes the corruption of Mage-regime and reforms that it makes the people more suffer, but finally he admitted that he had been defeated by the justification of the Meiji regime, civilization and enlightenment or heading for a progress, and ‘nationalism’ ideology claiming to protect the government by power. At this point, the critical motive was described in a debating structure and there was a dispute between Higashi and Meiji-regime retainers. And there was the distinct of ‘dialogism’, the terms of Bakhtin.. Higashi hoped his son to learn the modern education, ‘new-edution’ in England for overcoming ‘nationalism’ of Meiji regime. At last He left the will to his son to work and to win in political part by ‘new-education’. Lee In-jik's the new-style fiction, <the World of Silver> appeared in 1908. ‘the World of Silver’ was a literary record describing the main political and social situation of the period, often called the Era of Enlightenment. In the first part, the writer criticized an absolute monarchy as well as bureaucracy tyrannies by interpreting Choi Byoung-do (main character)'s death as a sacrifice. Meanwhile, Choi Byoun-do became a voluntary victim by refusing an insurrection and compromise with impropriety, which conveys a message of revolution to the readers. And there was the distinct of ‘monologlc’, the terms of Bakhtin. In the latter, political situation was abridged because of the limited space. Therefore, as if Kim Ok-kyun's purpose of reforms, foundation of administrative reform, was confined to ‘new-education.’ Consequently, Lee In-jik, also wanted to enlighten the public based on theories of ‘new-education.’