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The purpose of this writing was to seek its significance in the social aspect by examining the aspect of fantasy targeting <Geumbanguljeon>. <Geumbanguljeon> is condensed into fantastic elements such as the Supreme Being, the Sea God, Yongja, Yongnyeo, Seongwan(仙官), Seonnyeo(仙女), ghost, Magic Ball, and Guryong(sow). Especially, a heroin appears in front of narration with the shape of magic ball, which is an alien substance(異物). Thus, fantasy can be considered to be major characteristic of being noted in this work. Accordingly, the fantasy, which is shown in this work, was examined by being divided into wonderland and reality. As a result, the wonderland and the reality were implementing the ideology, which is indicated in wonderland, in reality while maintaining close relationship. In other words, the wonderland delivered a mandate from Heaven(天命) by continuously intervening in reality so that gentle Haeryong can build patriarchy. Geumryeong was allowed to pass through the process that Hyo(孝) and Yeol(烈) are internalized even if making a sacrifice for the head of a family by giving the alien-substance(異物) shape or transcendental ability. This aspect was closely related to a situation of being settled ideology of fidelity in a woman in the process of establishing patriarchy in Joseon period. Ultimately, a woman's unsurpassed ability, which was shown through magic ball in <Geumbanguljeon>, and all the fantasies, which appeared in the front of narration, were excluded from the logic of reality. Geumryeong, who was disguised as a woman, was realizing the Confucian ideology with being embraced by logic of reality called polygamy under patriarchy. Through this discussion, there will be significance in the aspect of having critically accepted reality of a woman, which had not been captured with being depressed by positive logic dubbed a woman's gender mobility in addition to the structure of heroic novel, and of having confirmed importance of fantasy in classical novel.

<Geumbanguljeon>, Fantasy, Hero, Woman, Patriarchy, Hyo(孝), Yeol(烈)