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‘Dailiness’ with the aspects of characters in Neo-realism fiction
Journal of Chinese Language and Literature
2015,
(68), pp.113-135
DOI : 10.15792/clsyn..68.201504.113
Publisher : Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
Research Area : Chinese Language and Literature
DOI : 10.15792/clsyn..68.201504.113
Publisher : Chinese Literary Society Of Yeong Nam
Research Area : Chinese Language and Literature
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This study considers ‘Dailiness’ with the aspects of characters in Neo-realism. Neo-realism that appeared in the late 1980’s has different context from either realistic or modernistic novels. Neo-realism deals with dailiness and depicts objective facts. Also, the contents are mostly about trivial things happening in everyday life. Advanced researchers generally deemed that Neo-realism represented incoherence in everyday life or intellects’ helplessness. The purpose of this study is to explore Neo-realism by approaching it with a brand new perspective of ‘Affirming Dailiness’. Though ‘Sorim’ was seen as a helpless intellect previously, this researcher regards ‘Sorim’ as a person representing those who affirm dailiness. Based on a series of research, this study has drawn the following conclusions: First, dailiness is even firmer than our imagination. Even though Sorim does sometimes justify his own behavior, he is, in fact, a type of person who affirms his own daily needs and constantly reflects on himself for the better. Second, Sorim’s life is painful and agonized just like 'Sisyphus’ in ‘the Myth of Sisyphus’, he also has realized the teachings of going down the mountain like Sisyphus. That is why he can also go down the mountain everyday with joy. Also, this study analyzes not only liuzhenyun but Neo-realism briefly. However, the degree of dailiness in each of the works could not be examined deeply enough. To complement this limitation, more profound research will have to be conducted afterwards.
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