KJCKorea
Journal Central

Purpose of this research is to understand moral character type from play written by Cha Bum-Suk through features of affection problems from <Boat horn> and <Sound of mist>. Affection problems are subjects Cha that Bum-Suk like to use so analyze his works through these are useful. But ‘love’ appeared from play of Bum-Suk Cha is little different from emotion from melodrama. While melodrama make empathy possible through identification with character, main characters of love from play of Cha Bum-Suk put distance with each other and this is because selfish desire is embodied to emotion of ‘love’. Cha Bum-Suk who tried to criticize social irregularities and egoistic character through realism drama warned about human desire through missed main characters of love. He substituted selfishness and greed to ‘love’. But characters who obsessed with emotion of ‘love’ get punished. Tragic ending appeared from most of play is deeply related with punishment of character. Issues about desire and punishment are structure which are used from most of his work but <Boat horn> and <Sound of mist> show most this thematic consciousness. <Boat horn> and <Sound of mist> show these selfishness and punishment process with the subject affection problems itself. These works emphasize fantastic stage setting like mist to embody the inner world, and this is to appear stubborn and selfish emotion by setting concealed and disengaged space which is distanced from real world. Created date of these two works is different but those show similar aspect because both of them have same thematic consciousness which Cha Bum-Suk tried to tell repeatedly. So <Boat horn> and <Sound of mist> are really useful work to understand plays of 60’s which is dealing with affection problems and having tragic ending such as not only <Forest fire> but also <Flock of gulls>, <Tropical fish> and <Castle of rose>. Love from conceal space has broken in the process of turning back to reality and selfish characters who seek their own desire get punished. But in case they accepted reality and moderated desire they can be excluded from punishment. Cha Bum-Suk thought emotion of ‘love’ can be felt freely if someone gets out of reality so love emotion is only possible inside of concealed space which is distanced from real world. So character who is capable of moderate their emotion can stand on positive position while character who seek their desire continuously is ruined. <Boat horn> and <Sound of mist> are warning about inner desire by showing characters who seek their own desire inside of disengaged space.

Bum-Suk Cha, <boat horn>, <sound of mist>, desire, punishment