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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to argue that space is the 'object a' of desire and that desire related to space is the cause of events. If space can be said to be the cause of an event, we can add a reason why space is the foreground of the novel. Peter Brooks has argued that characters' desires drive the plot. This raises the question of what the object of desire is. The objects of desire can be spaces and things. If so, then the desire for space is what drives the events or plot and is at the center of the novel. A character's desire for space stems from the desire of the Other: the character desires the meaning and value assigned to space by ‘The Symbolic’ order. Thus, space becomes a signifier of desire. Through the desires associated with space, we can see what the character’s deprivation. Also, the fantasy of space is the driving force that keeps the desire going. Therefore, space is also object a. The way in which the interaction between space and desire drives events was examined through Hye-young Pyun's ‘Towards breeding ground’ and Yi-seol Kim's ‘Empty House’. In particular, the way in which space and desire interact differs depending on the symptoms of the characters. The protagonist of ‘Towards breeding ground’, 'He', and the protagonist of ‘Empty House’, 'Soo-jung', are compulsive principal subject, pervert subject. So I looked at the way these two protagonists desire space, and considered into the relationship between space and desire. Furthermore, I looked for traces of ‘The Real’ in both novels. In order for the symptoms of the two characters to change into sinthome, it is necessary to face ‘The Real’ that is gazing at the subject in space. So I also looked at whether the two characters succeeded in confronting reality. Through these discussions, we can see that the desires, deprivations, and fantasies related to space are the driving force behind the events. Therefore, space of novel is not just the background of the events, but the foreground.