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This thesis is the writings which elucidate of female consciousness in Yeom Sang-Seop's early novels. For the purpose this object, this thesis concentrated two works-<the watch night>, <an unsolved>-which motivatied axis of narrative with motif of free love and suicide. As a consequence of analysis, this thesis confirmed that Yeom Sang-seop did not recognized free love itself as important value. Yeom Sang-Seop recognized free love important value because it played an important role in the colonial Choson society. Free love played important in the colonial Choson society which opended a passage to modern subjects who resisted traditional convention and principles. This thesis interpretated two female characters as characters who personificated female consciousness in Yeom Sang-Seop's early novels. This thesis confirmed that violence and oppression of patriarchal ideology functioned the most obstacle and opponent power to modern subjects.

free love, female consciousness, absolute subjectivity, schizoid subject, modern and tradition, awakening of ego, discovery of individuality