북한 연극의 인물 전형 형상화 -연극 <오늘을 추억하리>(2011)를 중심으로 = Imagery of a typical character in North Korea`s plays: Focusing on the <I Will Recollect Today>(2011)

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In North Korea`s theatrical world, entering the second half of 2000s past the early and middle 200s, when evaluation was made over light comedy works produced in 4.25 Cinema Studio of Art Film for North Korean People`s Army, works prior to those periods were performed again and advertised extensively, and its fulfillment was announced. Examples of the very typical works derived from such attempts are a light comedy <The Rumbling of a Mountain> and a play <I Will Recollect Today>. The latter was produced as a form of North Korea`s typical drama, succeeding to the creation ways of Seonghwangdangstyled revolutionary plays. Kim, Jung-il formally watched this play for the last time before he died, and as pictures of him and his son and successor, Kim, Jung-eun who had accompanied him to watch this drama were reported, it caused a huge sensation in North Korea. In this article, through <I Will Recollect Today>, a play which aimed for political propaganda again as a legitimate drama after the fever of a light drama in the early and middle 2000s - the theatrical manifestation of “military first” politics, a study was made on the ‘archetype’ of types of characters which the Party calls for. When this play was premiered, in a criticism of 『Joseon Art』, the main character named Kang, San-hae, was explained as “a figure who had an indomitable revolutionary spirit, the nature of a hero and obstinacy, and a committed spirit of self-sacrifice.” In this play, firmly convinced that the accomplishment of the Party``s policies guaranteed the protection of socialism, he was portrayed to fulfill policies of the Party at any cost despite overwhelming obstacles. Features in the main character`s personality were constantly adopted even in a play produced in 2011, <I Will Recollect Today>; the main character was described as a figure who was convinced that though today he had to pour everything he had into tomorrow, his devotion would make ``today`` proudly memorable. On the other hand, Kang, San-ok, who both was a mother of a child and a chairperson in a Board of Military Administration and Economy, was portrayed as a figure who realistically embodied the affliction during Arduous March (North Korea famine), from which the people were suffering. The contrast of Kang, San-ok against a figure named Choi, Kwang-cheon revealed opposing images of the two characters more effectively. San-ok was the typical character of North Korea-styled hero who fought and self-sacrificed for the sake of public desire in its entirety, while Kwang-cheon was depicted as an antagonist who pursued his private desire by impersonating public desire. Consequently, the image of Kang, San-ok, who had a firm conviction in spite of her economic difficulty, is both a subject embracing the whole play and North Korea`s ideal ‘archetype,’ who should play a key part in the juncture when an impetus should be given to the construction of a strong and prosperous country. That is, by showing a typical figure who is faced with Arduous March, the play <I Will Recollect Today> also suggested an ideal image of a figure who is indispensable for a new era to come.