Pak Wanson's "Who Ate So Much Shing?" artistic interpretation of the nation problem in the novel

Abstract

One of the most pressing issues in modern Korean literature is the problem of the nation, led by Pak Vanso, a writer who has a place in modern Korean literature. A number of autobiographical works by Pak Vanso, including “Who eat so much shingle?” the novel also exposes all the vices of the Civil War. Pak Vanso describes the negative effects of the civil war on the example of a family, while Chhve Inhun, one of the first to address the issue of civil war, reveals the problem of the nation in his work with the symbol “Square”. Although the creators have analyzed the war in different ways, the problem of a divided nation, which is a common theme in the works they write, prevails. In particular, there are three ideas in these works, and the writer reveals these ideas on the example of his family, while in the work of the writer Chhve Inhun “Square” these three ideas are represented by the symbol of three fields. “Who ate so many shingle?” The novel is based on the childhood memories of writer Pak Vanso, the novel “Square” is based on the memories of the writer Chhve Inhun’s adolescence about the war and his family, as well as the events of his military service. Both Chhve Inhun and Pak Vanso each differ in their style, but their work is united by a common theme of “war” and “division”. “Who ate so much shingle?” by Pak Vanso and “Square” which were written by the writer Chhve Inhun, are priceless works of historical value.

In particular, modern Korean literature of the twentieth century is characterized by a new theme - the Civil War and its negative consequences. Every artist who has created in this period expresses the problem of the nation with his own views. In this article is analyzed the artistic interpretation of the problem of nation in work of Pak Vanso’s novel “Who ate so much shingle?” and Chhve Inhun’s novel “Square”.