「팥죽 할머니와 호랑이」 설화의 니치(niche)적 특성과 공생에 대한 인문학적 의미

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to interpret the story of “Red Bean Porridge Grandmother and Tiger” from a niche perspective. This story has been discussed centering on the funny story and the cooperation of the weak. It was interpreted as a victory of the people against the powerful by setting the tiger as a powerful person and the grandmother and characters as the weak or the people. This paper does not stay here, but focuses on how to work together, that is, how to solve problems. This paper does not stay here, but focuses on how to work together, that is, how to solve problems. In this process, niche, which means ecological status, was used. Niche is the law of maintaining species diversity in natural ecosystems, where the principles of niche and community work. Using this, this paper examined the emergence of a crisis situation, the aspect of seeking a method for solving problems, and a niche interaction method centered on the right place and community principle. The problem-solving method was intensively analyzed through character variation, and through this, the humanistic meaning of symbiosis was also considered. In the end, this story goes beyond the funny story of the process of winning the weak in confrontation with the strong, it can be said to be a story that contains a concrete way of reasonably solving a certain crisis situation and the true meaning of symbiosis.