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The road to the novel "Soil"-In relation to Ahn Chang-ho's Discussion on Ideological Village Discourse
Chunwon Research journal
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Chunwon Research journal
2018, (13), pp.35-74
Publisher : Chunwon Research Society
Research Area : Korean Literature
2018, (13), pp.35-74
Publisher : Chunwon Research Society
Research Area : Korean Literature
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The novel, “Soil”, is a work serialized from April 12, 1932 to July 10, 1933, in the Dong-A Ilbo. This novel is deeply related to “heartlessness Society and hearty Society”(『Light of the east』, 1926.1) Prior to the “Soil” Lee Kwangsoo wrote a book called “Heosaengjeon”, which contains a device for making Ahn Changho's ‘Living truth-energetic action’ ideas. “Soil” is a kind of critique of capitalism. “Mujung” dreamed of entering into the ‘era of the hearty’ that encompassed the ruling classes of Kim an elder of a church and Seonhyeong. This hearty society was a society that understood the people, old things, and marginalized beings represented by Youngchae as the partners of life. “S0il” dreamed of the evolution of the ideal state beyond the present state of the rural community, which is being dismantled by capitalism. The hero of “Soil” is portrayed as returnee to his hometown Salyeoul, rather than enlightenment of that. This Salyeoul is pre-modern, but heartness is a living place. The theme and idea of this “Soil” was influenced by An Chang Ho's ideal social theory, which had the experience of crossing over to the United States and constructing an ideal village.
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