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A Study on Gong, Seonok’s “Merry Night Road”(Myongranghan Bamgil)

Moon Young-Jin 1

1전북대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper is researching on Gong, Seonok’s “Merry Night Road”. Some conclusions are as follows:Firstly, it is important to understanding the problems of focalizing inthe narrative. Secondly, desire for leaving home is giving up, because of realizing ofcomplexity of the world of her own. Thirdly, changing of focalizing is the proof of the power of migrantworker’s potent internal power. And it can be related ‘the paradox ofparia.’ This is important paradox of this narrative. Fourthly, walking is very powerful symbolism of this narrative. Lastly, “Merry Night Road” is a fiction which has a thresholdexperience and a road chronotope.

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