소설 「객지」에 나타난 공간과 인물

The Study of Spaces and Characters in Gaekji

&nbsp;&nbsp;In the prologue of Judgement House the author Suk-young Hwang said, "I consider objectivity and concreteness as the most important factors in describing things. I would like to present the situation as a scene rather than just describe yearning itself."<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Spacial description has a great portion in Gaekji. Such spaces, the realities of life based on experience are reproduced by the characters&quot; perception.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The reclaimed land where laborers work arduously for their survival, the town Unji where people reveal their emotions, and Doksan which is isolated after a strike are the main spaces in Gaekji. Through these spaces, the author is giving body to the characters&quot; subconsciousness.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;As most of the characters in Hwang&quot;s novels are a marginalized minority in society, the characters in Gaekji are construction workers. They show their actual situations with their own characteristics.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The main characters in Gaekji are as following: level-headed Dong-hyeok who has a strong will to overcome his reality, Dae-wi who has a strong will to improve his reality, but is emotional, the supervisors who flatter the managing staff of the company and exploit the laborers, and Mr. Jang, a laborer who finds relief in his reality.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Through these characters, Hwang faces up to the contradictions of real life and dramatizes them.