In life, human basic structure of characteristics are formed mostly during the childhood. There are many primary factors that influence childhood of human being; habits, attitude, education and etc. The common medium that has huge influence upon the f...
In life, human basic structure of characteristics are formed mostly during the childhood. There are many primary factors that influence childhood of human being; habits, attitude, education and etc. The common medium that has huge influence upon the formation of characteristic of human nature during one's childhood, is a illustrated story book. The research proved that the use of symbols in illustrated story books plays huge role of influencing childhood. Even though, the education for children today follows this trend of using digital media, computer and every electronic devices as education instrument; nevertheless, the importance of illustrated story books still is emphasized today.
A good illustrated story book gives help in many way for children, such as linguistically, emotionally, intellectually, societary and also in growth of appreciating along with enjoyment. So by these means it is a literature which holds brief sentences or words with artistic picture that formed a piece of art. In it, children meet all different kinds of plants, friends who are different from culture and time who live in different places with different characteristics, the beauty of different colored languages, the mystery colors of fantasy world and sad, but beautiful stories which are met endlessly through out. Like these, children experience a lot of thing within it, grow within the things which they have learned and love it like a friend. In these manner it creates a world for the children none could think of till now.
In an illustrated story book, a theme is an important idea or a thought within the story, and a bond which binds the story. In other words, it is a thought which flows through out the entire story. Hence the writer can express his or her thoughts through the theme. The illustrated story book can have direct connection to the child's own experience, and it can take children to a wonderful fantasy world. And because of these reasons, it takes a big part helping the growth of the children. Therefore the illustrated story book should contain the realism which can give fleshing meaning of life of which the children can act together with it. And organize the problems in life with direct and simple theme, also it must gather up the characters and the events with interest together with a new attitude or insights.
There are many activities in art that interest many targets; however, using the symbolism that has been evolving from the very beginning of human society till today, to know the inside of human's group consciousness, where symbolic system and modeling consciousness are placed, is very important.
The deal of weight occupied by the symbols in Art differ from period and race, west and east, also can be different because of ideals of times. Furthermore, even similar symbols can be analyzed differently depending on the regions and it could also be expressed in various ways, but before it reach the state of expression it follows the same concept of psychologic motivation and the developing process.
Thus the aspect shown together with all cultural area indwell in the human's mind of unconsciousness. This could be seen as the original form of symbols, we could know the common origins and their style of expressing inside the unconsciousness inner world by symbolic system. In this way the manner in the symbolic system is also shown in the illustrated story book. The symbol of children's illustrated story book could be shown unconsciously and consciously. The writer's symbolic expression appears frequently and helps to transmit and understand the content in it. The illustrated story book could also be seen as of the acknowledgement in art, the writer can express the feelings by the way of a line, coloring and shape seen and felt through the piece, which is the model language expressed. This expression reflects the many special qualities of confidential existence not well known to one's inner side. Like in all other Art pieces has meaning implied, reflected with consciousness and unconsciousness. In the same time, it is one of the representation of which cannot have a clear form of definition in the mental perspective.
Many C.G.Jung's theories of symbolism are analyzed in many art works, as well as use of healing process, but the children's illustrated books were never analyzed that far. This research bring the analyzation of symbol of culture, intelligence and emotion together by applying and evaluating with children's illustration books, to find out if the symbols in children's book involves the hidden intention. And hopefully this research would help us to explore the inner mind of children who dreams, who feel hopelessness, who repeats the overcome.
Using this as a background, we could suggest new use of children's illustrated story books by producing them as fit for mentality of children and we might expect some healing effects during the process.