@article{ART001046510},
author={JUNGHAYOUNG},
title={Prejudice and its solution in Yorowonyahwaki (Records of night stories in Yorowon)},
journal={The Research of the Korean Classic},
issn={1226-3850},
year={2006},
volume={0},
number={14},
pages={163-189}
TY - JOUR
AU - JUNGHAYOUNG
TI - Prejudice and its solution in Yorowonyahwaki (Records of night stories in Yorowon)
JO - The Research of the Korean Classic
PY - 2006
VL - 0
IS - 14
PB - The Research Of The Korean Classic
SP - 163
EP - 189
SN - 1226-3850
AB - Yorowonyahwaki is a significant Korean narrative, in terms of its theme and writing style. This work consists of dialogues between two travelers narrated by a first-person point of view. One of the main characters is a gentleman from Seoul, the capital city of Choson, and the other gentleman comes from a rural area. The two gentlemen meet by chance in a village inn and make conversation about themselves and social events.
Even though the length of the work is relatively short, the dialogues of two strangers reflect the contemporary social circumstances by describing episodes on their social positions, their criticism on social injustices, and the competition of writing poems.
Hitherto Yorowonyahwaki is considered as a simple story about a gentleman from Seoul who disguises himselfas a fool and deceives the other gentleman from a rural area. This work, however, can be approached from different perspectives. By describing the meeting of two travelers, it deals with the issue of prejudice in human relations.
At the beginning of their meeting, they cannot understand each other and feel uncomfortable because of their prejudices against each other. While making conversation, however, they realize the sincere character of each other and establish a strong sense of bond over their prejudices.
This work, therefore, can be understood as the story of the existence of prejudices in a human society and overcoming it by depicting the meeting of two strangers.
KW - Prejudice;Yorowonyahwaki;dialogue;first-person point of view;gentleman from Seoul;gentleman from a rural area;the competition of writing poems;travelers
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JUNGHAYOUNG. (2006). Prejudice and its solution in Yorowonyahwaki (Records of night stories in Yorowon). The Research of the Korean Classic, 0(14), 163-189.
JUNGHAYOUNG. 2006, "Prejudice and its solution in Yorowonyahwaki (Records of night stories in Yorowon)", The Research of the Korean Classic, vol.0, no.14 pp.163-189.
JUNGHAYOUNG "Prejudice and its solution in Yorowonyahwaki (Records of night stories in Yorowon)" The Research of the Korean Classic 0.14 pp.163-189 (2006) : 163.
JUNGHAYOUNG. Prejudice and its solution in Yorowonyahwaki (Records of night stories in Yorowon). 2006; 0(14), 163-189.
JUNGHAYOUNG. "Prejudice and its solution in Yorowonyahwaki (Records of night stories in Yorowon)" The Research of the Korean Classic 0, no.14 (2006) : 163-189.
JUNGHAYOUNG. Prejudice and its solution in Yorowonyahwaki (Records of night stories in Yorowon). The Research of the Korean Classic, 0(14), 163-189.
JUNGHAYOUNG. Prejudice and its solution in Yorowonyahwaki (Records of night stories in Yorowon). The Research of the Korean Classic. 2006; 0(14) 163-189.
JUNGHAYOUNG. Prejudice and its solution in Yorowonyahwaki (Records of night stories in Yorowon). 2006; 0(14), 163-189.
JUNGHAYOUNG. "Prejudice and its solution in Yorowonyahwaki (Records of night stories in Yorowon)" The Research of the Korean Classic 0, no.14 (2006) : 163-189.
