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Study on tale of Yangsaun's mother - on tale of mother's self sacrifice -

  • DONAM OHMUNHAK
  • Abbr : 돈암
  • 2016, 30(), pp.125~151
  • DOI : 10.17056/donam.2016.30..125
  • Publisher : The Donam Language & Literature
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature > Korean Literature > History of Korean Literature
  • Published : December 31, 2016

Chung Kyungmin 1

1한국산업기술대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Yangsaun was writer known as one of the 4 major calligrapher in Chosun dynasty. It is interesting that he lived as noble man with administrative position remembered as concubines son in tale. The story on his status was conveyed in literature narrative featured as main narrative is on mother of Yangsaun. This thesis zeroed in on principles and meaning of narrative on mothers' self sacrifice illustrating that mother of Yangsaun accomplished son's ascent of status featured as main character of literature narrative. Mother of Yangsaun have been transmitted in several literature narrative such as 『 Tale Kyseo 』, 『 Tale Chunggu 』, 『 Kimun chongwha 』. The story of Yangsaun ascended to nobleman from concubines son due to effort of mother was transmitted as overall type of cleverness and self-determined based on tendency of effort by mother. Type of cleverness shows sons status ascended with intervention of king influenced by wisdom, foresight and intuition originated from general virtuousness and intelligence of mother of Yangsaun. This illustrates maternal instinct influencing as problem solver in relatively unrealistic aspect. On the other hand, the death of Yangsaun's mother was the best measure as powerless women in social structure and humble status not to reveal his son's status of concubines son in the type of self-determined. Drastic and active self sacrifice action of mother of Yangsaun shows sorrowful maternal affection. The issue of concubines son was very serious in 16th century Yangsaun lived and status of Yangsaun was extreme deficiency and firm alert. Mother of Yangsaun showed identity of women in noble family and she was eager to ascend her own status as well as ascent of status of her son. And her desire for ascent of status naturally had spread to her son. The tale of Yangsaun's mother demonstrates sacrifice of mother for offspring even in the era of absence of ideological formation of maternal instinct. This tale is characteristic by the fact that self sacrifice by mother for offspring is not common in tales inherent confucian value. Self sacrifice of Yangsaun's mother was individual determination to overcome social restraint of caste. system. She demonstrated the possibility of self realization by overcoming fear of death as human being in determining self sacrifice by independent decision. She became of noble woman through ascent of status of her son as a result. This is the prototype of realization of mothers' ambition by projecting her goals to offspring.

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