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Abstract

The Purpose of this paper is to study on the relationship between the sequence of stories and the categorization of the subject. The research materials are selected in the 'Eoyuyadam' which is written by Yu-mongin( 1559 - 1623). 'Eoyuyadam' which is transmitted to us is not the original text that is written by Yu-mongin. The original work written by Eoyu is rewritten by many writers through 300 years and over. So there are various versions, which has one's own unique way arranging the stories. But we must bear it in mind that the version is another original work recreated by the talented writer. So the version has one's own originality. I chose the version which is kept in the Jangseogak library. Because the stories in the Jangseogak version are grouped and arranged to the theme, they are suit for the purpose of this paper. One ghost story has one's theme : hunger, revenge, resque and love etc. But through the parallel, juxtaposition, and the repetition of the stories, the themes are integrated into the new era. So the new meaningful subject is brought forth. The process is as follow : (a ￫ b)  X (a + b) As the fore theme 'a' is paralleled, juxtaposed, or repeated with the back theme 'b', the two themes makes a new theme X which has more powerful meaning. So the ghost stories are no more about the behaviour of ghost. They speak of the human and world. The ways to arrange the stories are as follow : 1) Parallel of the similar themes 2) Juxtaposition of the opposite themes 3) Repetition of the identical themes 4) Reinforcement of the theme between two themes. With this narrative techniques, Eoyu wrote the many literary works that show the satire, allegory and the other metaphors.