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Analysis of the bipolarity and the meaning of Chinese Jiangnan as a Symbolic palce in Heungbuga

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The text of Heungbuga in this essay is from Parktaryeong, which was inclueded in Shin Jae-hyo's A Complete Set of Pansori in Korea. And the analysis, which is based on the theory of "shadow" from Jung's analytic psychology, centres on the literature psychiatric function of Jiangnam region. In Heungbuga, we can find that the focus is the contradiction between good and devil, which is also the fundamental problem of human beings. Heungbu and Nolbu have opposite personalities. They cast their own "shadows" upon each other and only saw the other's faults, without realizing that they are depressed by their own shadows. As a result, Heungbu was kicked out of home by Nolbu and then Heungbu family suffered from extreme poverty. However, Heungbu didn't hate Nolbu. He accepted the cruel reality, changed himself and try hard to raise his family. At that time, his "shadow" was the helper, instead of the enemy. Owing to his "shadow", he got back the awareness of inferiority and material. When he saw a lame swallow, he felt that it was just like him, who lost the balance in his life. So he took the swallow back and cured it. The swallow returned swallows'kingdom, which was located in Jiangnan regionof China,and reported Heungbu's kindness. Soon the swallow came back with Seeds of Gratitude. Heungbu was very happy. He planted the seeds and made a big fortune. Nolbu ,who mantained his notorious character,once lost a family fortune because of Seeds of Revenge fromJiangnan region. However, Heungbu forgave Nolbu and they became reconciled. In the narrative, we can know that Jiangnan region of China represents the unconscious worldand reflects the principle of the root cure to life. The complementaritybetween conscious world and unconscious world is embedded in the region. The swallow is the connector between sciousness and unconsciousness. The swallows' kingdom is a symbol of collective unconscious world. Seeds of Gratitude or Revenge mean the unconscious functions of compensation and punishment. Heungbu perceived, accepted and growed the "shadow". Finally, they became one and Heungburetraced the sound person he had been before.

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