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Public sphere and 'Minority Report' -A serial story in a newspaper and Cheong, Bi-seok -
Journal of Popular Narrative
2011,
(26), pp.111-150
DOI : 10.18856/jpn.2011..26.004
Publisher : The Association of Popular Narrative
Research Area : Interdisciplinary Research
DOI : 10.18856/jpn.2011..26.004
Publisher : The Association of Popular Narrative
Research Area : Interdisciplinary Research
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Cheong, Bi-seok had been famous for a serial story in a newspaper. In spite of his real fame, he was appraised by [seonwhangdang](short stort) in the history of Korean literature. Therefore, Cheong, Bi-seok literature could't be researched generally. Cheong, Bi-seok literature reached its peak in the 1950's, through the serial stories in the newspapers. It seems that the novels delt with the sexuality. As a result, the novels reflected the realities of society through the sexual culture. So many reders had the various opinion gathered in the newspapers. Consequently, the serial stories in the newspapers became the public sphere. Cheong, Bi-seok novel represented the social spirit and culture in the contemporary. And then, the social role of these novels could be evaluated as the democratic aspect. But it could'nt be said that these attributes had come from Cheong, Bi-seok. The newspapers in the 1950's were the antigovernment feature, and the readers gathered to investigate these news and opinions. Cheong, Bi-seok novels were sensitive at these aspect. Cheong, Bi-seok novels in the 1950's were result from the features of newspapers, the readers, and Jeong Bi-seok. As The features of newspapers in the 1960's changed, Cheong, Bi-seok novels in the newspaper didn't keep the public sphere. Consequently, the plural subject disappeared as the 'minority report'.
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