귀환 학병과 어머니 ―잡지 《학병》에 재현된 ‘군인의 어머니’를 중심으로―

Abstract

The mother called ‘Militaristic Mother' under national general mobilization system by Japanese imperialism. And The mother called ‘Tough Maternity’during the period of the Korean war. This paper aims to study to mother and motherhood under the American military government in Korea. This work analyzed an image of mother at 《HakByoung》that is a party organ of ‘the Partnership of the student soldiers in the end of Japanese imperialism.’. The mother sent her son to battlefield as ‘Militaristic Mother'. But when these student soldiers repatriated to Korea, the mothers called ‘The mother of Joseon’, ‘The mother of student soldiers’. Where is ‘Militaristic Mother'? And this calling is made them the object of foundation for Korea. It shows us the difference between Japanese imperialism and period of Korean war. Then, they can become a subject of nation as ‘the Mother of Soldiers’. The meaning of ‘Repatriation of student soldiers’ was ‘Movements of enemy lines’. But ‘Militaristic Mother' under Japanese imperialism became ‘Traditional Mother'. During this process, the women who cannot be given the name of ‘the mother’ could not repatriate.