This thesis is composed of a theory of novel and three created short stories. The theory of novel develops discussion putting emphasis on the interrelation between house as the space of novel and characters. The work for analysis is Bak, Wan-Seo's sho...
This thesis is composed of a theory of novel and three created short stories. The theory of novel develops discussion putting emphasis on the interrelation between house as the space of novel and characters. The work for analysis is Bak, Wan-Seo's short story 「House(家)」.
Novel is a story. Components like space, time and character are combined to make the framework of the accident and to lead the story. The space in novel is like a face to man. Space is the environment surrounding characters and the core power source that causes the inner conflict of the character and brings about the accident. Therefore readers can grasp, through careful understanding of the space, the trend of the age and the characteristics of the characters.
Especially 'House' out of broad space is the most intimate place to us. Our first perception of space roots, germinates and branches out in the 'house'. A person can never free from the recollection and memory of the 'house'. Therefore the 'house' might be called to be the beginning space that determines the behavioral type peculiar to an individual.
For example, the 'house' and 'room' in the text「House(家)」 functions as a symbolical and metaphorical space as well as clarifies the reality of the hero's unstable situation of life. The peculiar perception of the hero to the space of 'house' plays an important role in securing the necessity according to the process of development of behavior and accident. The 'house' is a vessel containing the behavior of the hero as well as the space itself is the other self of the hero. As such 'house' in 「House(家)」 does not simply remain as a spatial background. The 'house' makes a great contribution to incessantly intervening in the perception and the lifestyle of the hero and shaping the personality.
Not only the 'house' but also the space of novel is a mechanism that allows entering into a close relationship with the character and leads the accident. Through a careful analysis of the space, readers can find the validity of the characters' behavior and read even the theme of the work. Therefore it is no exaggeration to say that the space of novel is an accumulation of images that defines the peculiarity of an individual. In conclusion, various spaces of novel that the writer may set up at his own accord might be a necessary and sufficient condition that intervenes the process of personalization of the character and segmentalization of the flow of time and completes 'the world of fiction'.