염상섭과 모델소설 ― 〈해바라기〉, 《너희들은무엇을어덧느냐》를 중심으로

Abstract

This study studied the achievements and limitations of <Sunflower(해바라기)> and <What did you get?(너희들은무엇을어덧느냐)>. Yeom Sang-seop said he had a rare experience writing model novels. It is because of the negative perception of model novels. Yeom Sang-seop published the two novels serially in the newspaper between the end of <Dong-Myeong> and the first publication of <Si-Dae newspaper>. Yeom Sang-seop also tried to form of 'literary society'. At the time, it was not easy for writers to understand the concept of fiction. However, the negative perception of narratives in the previous period led to an emphasis on facts. Modern Japanese novels had a direct and indirect influence on the modern literature of Joseon. Japanese modern novels also resulted in private novels. In the first half of the 1920s, it was difficult to know who wrote the novels serialized in <Dong-A newspaper>, <Jo-Seon newspaper>, and <Si-Dae newspaper>. That is because they thought of the series as an interest-centered story, not as 'novel' or 'literature'. In order to attract a large number of readers, the newspaper demanded interesting content. Writing a novel with a model did not deviate from the fictional concept of the time. Because it was modeled after a new woman, it was able to attract many readers. Research on <Sunflower> and <What did you get?> should reveal whether the demands of the newspaper media have been properly accepted and whether the author's perception of reality has been properly revealed.