@article{ART002541301},
author={Gong, Jung-won},
title={Revelation and avoidance of subject’s desire shown in Soil},
journal={Chunwon Research journal },
issn={2636-1205},
year={2019},
number={16},
pages={303-326},
doi={10.31809/crj.2019.12.16.303}
TY - JOUR
AU - Gong, Jung-won
TI - Revelation and avoidance of subject’s desire shown in Soil
JO - Chunwon Research journal
PY - 2019
VL - null
IS - 16
PB - Chunwon Research Society
SP - 303
EP - 326
SN - 2636-1205
AB - Huhsung in Soil serves as Lee Gwangsu’s alter ego. In Soil, Lee Gwangsu projects Huhsung’s inner world. This thesis intends to examine Huhsung’s inner world by studying human nature through analyzing Huhsung’s inner world and looking into Lee Gwangsu’s work in a more objective view.
Soil depicts Huhsung’s two desires that cause a conflict colliding with other people’s desire and reveals a desire through it. This study classifies Huhsung’s desire into imagination world and symbol world and views a desire for human nature as imagination world and a desire for utopia as symbol world. A desire for human nature is symbolized as wealth and pleasure and Jungsun represents it. Huhsung recognizes Jungsun as the small other and forces the Jungsun to be identical with him. Huhsung’s behavior to satisfy his desire for a large other through small other’s sacrifice shows that ‘egoistic man satisfying his desire through other’s sacrifice’ is human nature. A desire for utopia is symbolized as ‘construction of ideal village’ which is the revelation of a desire to ‘live for Joseon’ . Huhsung’s selection is based on such desire. Mister Han who lives for Joseon reveals his desire through self sacrifice. Huhsung desires himself to be Mister Han but selects avoidance sacrificing the other as he is weak in mind and is unable to sacrifice himself. Nonetheless Huhsung tries to satisfy his desire through Mister Han. However, Mister Han is also no more than ‘independent desiring subject’ and does not become destination of his desire. Huhsung’s desire conflict is no more than means of his revelation of desire towards Mister Han.
Huhsung reflects Lee Gwangsu, ‘incomplete desiring subject’ who is tormented by conflict between human nature and a way of fighter for national independence. Huhsung’s behavior who does not stop his desire despite evasive selection is the reflection of Lee Gwangsu’s will towards independence who desires to be ‘a complete desiring subject’.
KW - soil;Huhsung;desire;subject;small other;large other
DO - 10.31809/crj.2019.12.16.303
ER -
Gong, Jung-won. (2019). Revelation and avoidance of subject’s desire shown in Soil. Chunwon Research journal , 16, 303-326.
Gong, Jung-won. 2019, "Revelation and avoidance of subject’s desire shown in Soil", Chunwon Research journal , no.16, pp.303-326. Available from: doi:10.31809/crj.2019.12.16.303
Gong, Jung-won "Revelation and avoidance of subject’s desire shown in Soil" Chunwon Research journal 16 pp.303-326 (2019) : 303.
Gong, Jung-won. Revelation and avoidance of subject’s desire shown in Soil. 2019; 16 : 303-326. Available from: doi:10.31809/crj.2019.12.16.303
Gong, Jung-won. "Revelation and avoidance of subject’s desire shown in Soil" Chunwon Research journal no.16(2019) : 303-326.doi: 10.31809/crj.2019.12.16.303
Gong, Jung-won. Revelation and avoidance of subject’s desire shown in Soil. Chunwon Research journal , 16, 303-326. doi: 10.31809/crj.2019.12.16.303
Gong, Jung-won. Revelation and avoidance of subject’s desire shown in Soil. Chunwon Research journal . 2019; 16 303-326. doi: 10.31809/crj.2019.12.16.303
Gong, Jung-won. Revelation and avoidance of subject’s desire shown in Soil. 2019; 16 : 303-326. Available from: doi:10.31809/crj.2019.12.16.303
Gong, Jung-won. "Revelation and avoidance of subject’s desire shown in Soil" Chunwon Research journal no.16(2019) : 303-326.doi: 10.31809/crj.2019.12.16.303
