오정희 소설에 나타난 ‘걷기’의 의미 = The Meanings of 'Walking' Shown in the Novels by Oh, Jung-Hee

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The novels by Oh, Jung-Hee have been recognized as the excellent literary imagery showing the dichotomy of an abyss of beings and conflict/contradiction, and desire and stability. One thing we should pay attention to is that almost every work by Oh, Jung-Hee repetitively shows 'walking women' besides 'family'. The motif of 'walking' repetitively shown in the novels by Oh, Jung-Hee is not a simple repetitive act, but an act revealing the gender difference and an ontological act showing all the meaning, limitation, and restriction of lives as women.
Making them come back home after going out is not important. It would be necessary to have questions such as what makes them go out, what makes them come back, and why the act of 'walking' for women should be named 'taking a walk' or 'going out' that always has destinations. The repetitive motif means that it contains the narrative symbolism. When walking on the street which is not allowed to women instead of house allowed to women, the reality of female characters in the novels by Oh, Jung-Hee could be more solidly viewed.
Therefore, this paper aims to analyze/understand the meanings of 'walking' for women shown in the novels by Oh, Jung-Hee, by analyzing the walking always shown in the novels by Oh, Jung-Hee to examine the parts that have not been revealed in the novels by Oh, Jung-Hee, and also recomposing the imagery process of gender differentiation as women.