In modem times, women who became aware that women were also subjective humans demanded that they break away from the otherized role of relying on others and establish new human relationships as equal subjects to men in society and family. This means t...
In modem times, women who became aware that women were also subjective humans demanded that they break away from the otherized role of relying on others and establish new human relationships as equal subjects to men in society and family. This means that women, who are distinct from the existing otherized female images at each level of men and women, families, and society, have emerged as independent and subjective individuals. However, in the process of realizing subjectivity, women were easily otherized by male subjects who created the dominant discourse of history and state.
For the literature of Korean and Chinese female writers Kim Il-yeop and Lu-In in the 1920s, this paper identified the aspects of recognizing women’s otherness in reality such as free love, marriage, and social participation, and reviewed how to respond to otherness by aiming for subjectivity. In the Literature, the two writers showed accusations against men who are distorted free love, opposition to otherness in marriage, and responding to otherness by raising questions about male-centered order in the process of participating in social activities for self-realization. Based on their experiences, the two writers sought ways to overcome women's otherness in their works and tried to present directions in their lives as true female subjects.