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<Imhwajeongyon>, or <Sasonggibong> is a family novel set in the Choseon Dynasty. This paper was given attention to the outstanding identity of female servant ‘Sukgawol’ as it moved on from <Imhwa- jeongyon>. Research perspectives and methods of looking at the characters in Choseon's classical novels need to be changed and expanded in response to the recent multicultural society. Expanding interest in non-mainstream, peripheral and othered existence was required, mainly in the center of the settled, mainstream characters. With this subject reflecting the times, I conducted a contemporary study on the character of “Sukgawol” in the family novel A First, we looked at the meaning of the study of family novels from a multicultural point of view, and secondly, we looked at the characteristics and meaning of Sukgawol, as an othered central figure. Third, the multicultural aspects viewed through “<Imhwajeongyon>” in “Sukgawol” were examined to see which components played a role in the formation of family novels. A series of epic acts of Sukgawol ultimately resulted in communication and harmony among members of the mainstream and central family, as the othered character was centered on the mainstream and central existence. Sakyamuni's Birthday, which marks the height of communication and integration, is meaningful in that it offers a model of a multicultural character from a multicultural perspective. The present study is meaningful in that it has tried <Imhwajeongyon> from a multicultural point of view whereas the earlier character study of ‘Sukgawol’ was piecemeal, partial and insufficient.

<Imhwajeongyon>, Multicultural features, othered characters, a female servant Sukgawol, communication and integration