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This study analyzes spatiality and irony in <With god>. And it is regarded as being connected to practical discourse acts. <With god> appears clearly spatial confrontation between this world and afterlife. This study reveals the symbolic meanings of the space of this world and that of afterlife. In addition, this study looks at the process of characters’ actions that cause the irony of satire and criticism. The other world has heaven-life of vertical relation and afterlife of horizontal relation. Beings of transcendent god class live in heaven-life and the gods with extraordinary abilities live in afterlife. On the other hand, placelessness that destroys self-identity occurs in this world. Tension of irony is reinforced as an event that the opposite space of this world and afterlife escapes from this world occurs with the help of afterlife. Situational irony and dramatic irony have been found here and there in <With god>. Situational irony occurs where inherent prediction fails. Dramatic irony occurs where knowing and ignorance contradicts each other. Irony in <With god> raises question whether life in this world is righteous. This raises question whether our ignorance conceals brutal assault. This study sought to read the layers of various events in the <With god> with spatiality and irony. In conclusion, this study reveals that symbolic meanings of the layers of various events in the <With god> with spatiality and irony makes the acts of creating one’s own reflection.

<With god>, narrativity, spatiality, irony, practical discourse