시대와 지역을 가로지르는 여성 낙원: 『파라다이스』와 『박씨전』을 중심으로 = Women Paradise Across Time and Regions: Paradise and Park-ssi-jeon.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This article studies two women communities in Paradise written by Toni Morrison and Park-ssi-jeon, a Korean ancient novel in perspective of comparative literature. They have common things. First, the women established their own communities, “convent” in Paradise and PiWhaDang in Park-ssi-jeon due to the pressure on their bodies by patriarchy. Second, the two communities not only heal the members but also offer energy for new lives. In the process, the communities function fantastic places. Additionally, although the two places choose voluntary isolation at first, they spread the aspects of paradise to their neighbor women, even to those who are in the enemy groups as time goes by. They have limits, however, which means that the members of “convent” are so obsessed with the role of a mother who cares for others that the convent can be said to be an ‘imperfect women paradise’. Park-ssi, the protagonist in Park-ssi-jeon, takes too much compromising attitude for patriarchy, and as a result, the Pihwadang stays in a ‘temporary paradise for women’. In conclusion, in spite of the limitations of the communities, the two spaces are not just women's communities, but women's paradise across times and regions.