韓國古典小說 4沈清傳’ 의 精神力動的 研究

Psychodynamic Approach upon the Korean Classic Novel, Sim Chong Chon

We have examined the classic novel, Sim Chong Chon whose main theme is filial piety, upon the assumption that the collective unconscious finds its way into the folktale and thus we can gain some insight into the collective unconscious of Korean people through studies of folktales such as Sim Chong Chon. While much researche hitherto has explained the extremity o f her filial piety as a product of her natural goodness, this study focused on the family dynamic to determine what make her filial piety so extreme. Sim Chong s father has implicitly demonstrated hostility toward Sim C hong since his wife’s death soon after Sim C hong’s birth. Some part of her motive for filial piety stems from her gulity feelings towards her father because of her reactive hostility to his treatment of her. The fact that Sim Hak-Gyu, the object of filial piety, is described as selfish and exploitative may reflect the unconscious repulsion of Koreans against the Korean culture in which filial piety receives too much emphasis. Also, Sim C hong’s Oedipus Complex is one of the two motives o f her filial piety. By making Sim Chong recognize her dead, but potent mother as a model to follow and the rival to compete with, her Oedipus Complex becomes an important motive for masochistic filial piety with her counter aggression against her father’s anger and hostility toward her.