This study aims at investigating the expression of exile experience and its educational meaning. The objects of this study are the diaries written in Korean in the 18th century, namely Namjeongilgi, Jeoksoilgi, and Iminyugyo. In the place of exile the...
This study aims at investigating the expression of exile experience and its educational meaning. The objects of this study are the diaries written in Korean in the 18th century, namely Namjeongilgi, Jeoksoilgi, and Iminyugyo. In the place of exile the exile felt mental and physical pains, and in some case was put to death by the King's bestowal of poison. So these works awaken the readers' concerns about the essential and common problems of man's life and death. It is the essence of literary education that the teacher instructs the learner in comprehending human life through the work, exploring the desirable life, and completing his personality. Accordingly it can be said that the works dealing with exile experiences have enough educational meanings.
These works deal with exile experiences through various methods of expression. In Namjeongilgi the author summarizes and constitutes necessary informations for the purpose of telling the reader his experiences. The author of Jeoksoilgi narrates concretely and sedately in order to look back over the exile period and identify his own life. And the author of Iminyugyo attaches importance to represent the dialogues between characters with restraining explanation and interpretation so as to rouse the reader's voluntary concern and judgement. That is to say each of these three works adopts the proper method of expression to fit the purpose of writing. Therefore understanding the expressional methods of these works can contribute to develop the various methods of the education for writing.