유고와 한국구비설화에 나타난 등장인물 비교분석

A Comparative Analysis of characters in Yugoslav and Korean Folktales

The aim of this study is to clarify the similarity and difference of characters in Korean and Yugoslav folktales. For this comparative analysis, we present two fables, that is, Korean fable “Tiger and Hare” and Yugoslav “Fox and Wolf”. ‘Wolf’ in Yugoslav and ‘Tiger’ in Korean oral literature show us similarities in many points, and moreover in certain aspects have identities. Similarities which come into view are as follows. ‘Tiger’ in Korean oral literature make his appearance from myth which is connected with establishment of a country, and a tiger is recognized as a twofold character in which includes spirits of ancestors. As a ‘Tiger’ to Korean peoples, existence of a ‘Wolf’ to Serbian peoples is equivalence with their ancestors and a guardian deity of the nation. In spite of the difference in culture, social and geographical circumstances, characters that are showed in Yugoslav and Korean oral literature let us look at the coincidence of fundamental consciousness which have human beings. Namely, thoughts of human beings are basically similar and identical, if the influencing power of the outside world is excluded.