윤대녕 소설에 나타난 외길의 문학적 상상력 - 「신라의 푸른 길」·「오대산 하늘 구경」을 중심으로- = The Literary Imagination of a Single Path in Yoon Dae-nyeong’s Novel44) - Focusing on the 「Blue Path of Silla」 and 「Viewing the Sky of Odaesan」 -

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This article focused on the artist's problem consciousness and changes revealed in Yoon Dae-nyeong's 「Blue Path of Silla」(1994) and 「Viewing the Sky of Odaesan」(2009). Therefore, this article examined the direction of the main character's consciousness by analyzing the inner side of the main character in the two works.
「Blue Path of Silla」(1994) and 「Viewing the Sky of Odaesan」(2009) have the structure of a rite of passage. In other words, the character leaves the road and faces divine values, and reaches enlightenment as a regeneration. This has the implications of a religious symbol.
In 「The Blue Road of Silla」 and 「Viewing the Sky of Odaesan」, the main character, 'I', leaves because of skepticism or futility about life. In 「Blue Path of Silla」, ‘I’ leaves the house and notices my mind as I communicate with her on the road. It is about ‘eternity’. This is the way to reach my uncle, who is considered a living Buddha, and to the truth. In 「Viewing the Sky of Odaesan」, ‘I’ leaves the house and notices my mind as I communicate with her on the road. It is about ‘the silence in which anguish has disappeared.’ This is a path to true freedom while being skeptical of the love between men and women as a relative relationship (changing relationship) by deeply understanding the monk's words encountered in Odaesan Mountain.
In 「The Blue Road of Silla」 and 「Viewing the Sky of Odaesan」, an uncle (「The Blue Road of Silla」) and a monk(「Viewing the Sky of Odaesan」) are depicted as transcendent beings, and transcendent beings or holiness are embodied through flowers and the sky. Flowers come out four times in the journey of ‘I’ the main character in 「The Blue Road of Silla」. This flower symbolizes the human mind equipped with wisdom and mercy. The sky is revealed in various ways in the journey of 'I', the main character in 「Viewing the Sky of Odaesan」. Here, the sky symbolizes a clear mind as human nature.