이봉선(李鳳仙), 관기제도 해체기 기생의 재생산과 사회적 정체성 = Igusou, the subject of the Lower class stood on the borderland between gwan-gi(official gisaeng) and concubine

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When she was a young apprentice gisaeng, Buyong enjoyed the courses to become a gwan-gi and hoped to show her ability. However she had to endure the exhaustion and suffering by yeok (corvee). The deeper she reflected her status as a gwan-gi, the better Buyong recognized the reality of gisaeng. And also she concluded that gwan-gi had to become Si-gi(詩妓) or Ye-gi(藝妓) to support herself independently and maintain her pride. In result, Buyong decided to follow Kim, I-yang and then took active attitude to him by using her poetic genius. At this time, Buyong had been exiled to Guseong(龜城) implicated in a case. This case paved the way for her decision that Buyong spend her lifetime with Kim, I-yang.