@article{ART002817334},
author={Jaiin Park},
title={The storytelling method of folktales with the motif of “Ghost anger” and the psychological problem of “projection”},
journal={The Research of the Korean Classic},
issn={1226-3850},
year={2022},
number={56},
pages={257-288}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jaiin Park
TI - The storytelling method of folktales with the motif of “Ghost anger” and the psychological problem of “projection”
JO - The Research of the Korean Classic
PY - 2022
VL - null
IS - 56
PB - The Research Of The Korean Classic
SP - 257
EP - 288
SN - 1226-3850
AB - This study examines how the storytelling method of folk tales is related to human psychology to explore the comfort and healing that humans have sought through the literary act of imagining the transcendent existence of “ghosts.” In particular, in folktales including the “ghost anger” motif, psychological problems in reality can be found along with human literary imagination. This is represented in “The Curse of the Ghost,” which unfolds as a narrative in which a human who violates God’s order faces the wrath of a ghost and is ultimately frustrated by a tragic fate due to the curse. The motif of this story reflects the projection defense mechanism. The story resembles the cognitive distortion of the desire to avoid fear and compulsion.
Considering the limitations of unrealistic projections and the dangers that a distorted projection can cause, narratives that avoid a distorted projection also convey an important meaning. Stories featuring characters who do not serve ghosts depict the confrontation between an angry god and a human who enforces his will. Finally, the demon acknowledges the limits of his power and shows the end of backing away. These works go to a different path in the process whereby human fear is projected as the wrath of a ghost, leading to a narrative in which one can face the identity of the ghost, the projectile of fear. Assuming that the human cognitive form and folktales are similar, one of the two types is a narrative that fails to properly assess the situation because of the distortion of the projection. The other narrative overcomes the distortion of projection and succeeds in confronting the situation. These two types represent the pessimistic and reflective thinking of humans, respectively, in the face of fear.
KW - Ghost anger;human fear;the storytelling method of folktales;projection defense mechanism;cognitive distortion
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Jaiin Park. (2022). The storytelling method of folktales with the motif of “Ghost anger” and the psychological problem of “projection”. The Research of the Korean Classic, 56, 257-288.
Jaiin Park. 2022, "The storytelling method of folktales with the motif of “Ghost anger” and the psychological problem of “projection”", The Research of the Korean Classic, no.56, pp.257-288.
Jaiin Park "The storytelling method of folktales with the motif of “Ghost anger” and the psychological problem of “projection”" The Research of the Korean Classic 56 pp.257-288 (2022) : 257.
Jaiin Park. The storytelling method of folktales with the motif of “Ghost anger” and the psychological problem of “projection”. 2022; 56 : 257-288.
Jaiin Park. "The storytelling method of folktales with the motif of “Ghost anger” and the psychological problem of “projection”" The Research of the Korean Classic no.56(2022) : 257-288.
Jaiin Park. The storytelling method of folktales with the motif of “Ghost anger” and the psychological problem of “projection”. The Research of the Korean Classic, 56, 257-288.
Jaiin Park. The storytelling method of folktales with the motif of “Ghost anger” and the psychological problem of “projection”. The Research of the Korean Classic. 2022; 56 257-288.
Jaiin Park. The storytelling method of folktales with the motif of “Ghost anger” and the psychological problem of “projection”. 2022; 56 : 257-288.
Jaiin Park. "The storytelling method of folktales with the motif of “Ghost anger” and the psychological problem of “projection”" The Research of the Korean Classic no.56(2022) : 257-288.
