『9월 원숭이』에 나타난 자전적 서사 연구 - 신여성의 근대 체험을 중심으로

• 영문명: A Study on Autobiographical Narrative in September Monkey: Focusing on New Woman’s Experience of Modernity
• 발행기관: 한국아메리카학회
• 저자명: 이소희(So-Hee Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『미국학논집』제40집 2호, 173~213쪽, 전체 41쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기타인문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2008.09.30

영문 초록

  This paper analyzes the autobiographical narrative in September Monkey (1954) by Induk Pahk from the perspective of the Korean New Woman"s experience of modernity, particularly through spatial relocation. Induk Pahk occupies a the peculiar position among Korean New Women"s group, because, unlike other Korean New Women who encountered modernity mostly through Japan and its educational system, she experienced it through the American system. When she decided to write her life story in English, she did it with a conscious intention of introducing the unknown Korea to the English speaking readers. In September Monkey, Induk"s experience of changing her gender identity by cross-dressing plays a crucial role in transforming her sense of self and life, that makes her life story stand wide apart from those of typical Korean women of those days. I argue that Induk"s experience of modernity through spatial relocation-her experience of being educated in USA and the opportunity she had to travel globally-turns her life into a story of empowerment, that contrasts sharply with those of other New Women in Korea Her success is testified in the establishment of the Induk Educational Foundation, the fruition of her lifelong dream of founding a school in Korea to educate Korean boys.

키워드

신여성 자전적 서사 근대성 근대 교육 공간 이동 물질적 자아 박인덕 New Woman modernity modern education autobiographical narrative spatial relocation material self Pahk Induk