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Structure of Feeling of Disgust in Na Do Hyang’s Novel -Focusing on 『Hwanee』

Kim, Mi-hyun 1

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The pre-existing studies have evaluated that novels by Na Do Hyang represent romanticism and sentimentalism of Korean literature in 1920s. H owever, new aspects of 'disgust' may be emphasized when examined in t erms of the Structure of Feeling meaning a "dominant feeling having a g reat effect on experience and action of certain period and generation". Th e reason why is that a feeling of disgust is a complex construct embraci ng the emotional/reasonable, specific/universal and individual/social. In par ticular, his first novel 『Hwanee』shows a variety of aspects of disgus t. Firstly, disgust manifests itself as adherence to vigilance of purity non -contaminated from the dirty. Since, disgust is the very 'fear of contami nation' by characters who regard a secular and sexual snob as an ani mal and separate them from him. Secondly, disgust manifests itself as an physical and filthy image related to a female body. However, it shows mi sogyny by males for female characters who lost their virginity and desire for recovering such a loss at the same time. Thirdly, it aims to ensure t he morality through disgust linking with tears. The reason why is that e very character wants to be raised to the sublime being by shedding tears at their tragic situations. Through these aspects of disgust, novels by Na Do Hyang show the active modern ideology for keeping up with the times as a modern individual rather than unproductive feelings of the morbid and fragile youth in the colonial era.(*)

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