@article{ART003323368},
author={Seo, Cheol-won},
title={A Study on the Aspects of the Summoning Complex in the Memory and Forgetting of Korean Han in 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』},
journal={Korean Language & Literature},
issn={1229-1730},
year={2026},
number={132},
pages={353-380}
TY - JOUR
AU - Seo, Cheol-won
TI - A Study on the Aspects of the Summoning Complex in the Memory and Forgetting of Korean Han in 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』
JO - Korean Language & Literature
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 132
PB - Korean Language & Literature
SP - 353
EP - 380
SN - 1229-1730
AB - This study focuses on the affective dimension of han experienced by the characters in 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』 by Cho Se-hee, using the internal memory embedded in the text as a central motif. The structure of han, which constitutes an aesthetic category in Korean literature, represents an externally imposed emotional knot-symbolizing a “binding of the heart,” and, in a dramatic sense, a “binding of blood.” In the case of the characters, memories derived from lived experiences continue to pose ethical questions in the present, thereby revealing a summoning complex condensed in the emotional form of han.
The summoning complex aims to uncover the truth of past events represented within literature based on the structural principles of memory and forgetting. As a product of its time, the internally constructed literary world inevitably contains images of time and space grounded in the author’s direct and indirect experiences. These are founded upon memory endowed with dynamic temporal and spatial forces that operate between the mental, psychological, conscious, and unconscious dimensions.
This study examines the emotional operation of han in the characters of 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』 by approaching the foundational principles of the summoning complex and clarifying the interaction between textual memory and its counterpart, forgetting. Through this inquiry, the study explores the structural archetype of han as the emotional origin of human alienation under the industrial capitalism of the 1970s. In doing so, it seeks to illuminate the value of recovering humanity from experiences of victimization, loss, and oppression.
KW - Cho Se-hee;summoning complex;affect of Han;memory of Han;alienation theory;self-power;memory horizon;crevasse of forgetting.
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Seo, Cheol-won. (2026). A Study on the Aspects of the Summoning Complex in the Memory and Forgetting of Korean Han in 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』. Korean Language & Literature, 132, 353-380.
Seo, Cheol-won. 2026, "A Study on the Aspects of the Summoning Complex in the Memory and Forgetting of Korean Han in 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』", Korean Language & Literature, no.132, pp.353-380.
Seo, Cheol-won "A Study on the Aspects of the Summoning Complex in the Memory and Forgetting of Korean Han in 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』" Korean Language & Literature 132 pp.353-380 (2026) : 353.
Seo, Cheol-won. A Study on the Aspects of the Summoning Complex in the Memory and Forgetting of Korean Han in 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』. 2026; 132 : 353-380.
Seo, Cheol-won. "A Study on the Aspects of the Summoning Complex in the Memory and Forgetting of Korean Han in 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』" Korean Language & Literature no.132(2026) : 353-380.
Seo, Cheol-won. A Study on the Aspects of the Summoning Complex in the Memory and Forgetting of Korean Han in 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』. Korean Language & Literature, 132, 353-380.
Seo, Cheol-won. A Study on the Aspects of the Summoning Complex in the Memory and Forgetting of Korean Han in 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』. Korean Language & Literature. 2026; 132 353-380.
Seo, Cheol-won. A Study on the Aspects of the Summoning Complex in the Memory and Forgetting of Korean Han in 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』. 2026; 132 : 353-380.
Seo, Cheol-won. "A Study on the Aspects of the Summoning Complex in the Memory and Forgetting of Korean Han in 『A Small Ball Launched by a Dwarf』" Korean Language & Literature no.132(2026) : 353-380.
