프랑스의 이슬람화와 '복종' - 미셸 우엘벡의 <복종>(Soumission, 2015)

Abstract

French author Michel Houellebecq's Soumission(2015) is a novel about the perceptions and responses revealed by "I," the main character who is a professor of Université Paris-III in 2022, while watching the Islamicization of France. The Islamicization of France can be interpreted as the conquest of France by Islam and the obedience of the French people. The scenario of conquest and obedience planned by the writer can be divided into 'institutional obedience to accept and obey the transition of the state system through elections' and 'mental obedience related to individual religious conversion'. This work, which focuses on elections, highlights the importance of elections to readers who are also voters. The Soumission is a reminder that political parties and the European Union, including the French people, are not adequately responding to the problem of Muslim immigrants. As a result, Islamicization in France implies that European and Islamic cultures in France are unlikely to be compatible. In addition, Soumission is thoroughly constructed as a patriarchal male narrative. Polygamy, which provides the satisfaction of sexual desires, is a key factor in men's conversion and obedience. This setting means that men can cater to the Islamization of France as patriarchal men's desire for sexual domination is realized through polygamy Islamic culture. As a result, Soumission has a narrative effect that reinforces the perception that Islam is a culture that dominates and exploits women. There have been some criticisms that prejudice against Islam and Muslims has been maintained with values such as republicanism, separation of church and state, and gender equality, also Soumission also delivers anti-Islam and anti-Muslim messages to readers through issues of republicanism, separation of church and state, and gender equality.