The novel HWASANDO, written by Kim Seok Beom, talks about ‘4∙3 Jeju massacre’ and also covers the historical facts among Korean peninsula, Japan, and all around eastern Asia during the time in depth. In this piece of writing, Japan has two sides of positions; as a suzerain region, and also a new place to defect. Another work of Kim Seok Beom written prior to HWASANDO, Death of Crow, mainly talks about what caused ‘4∙3 Jeju massacre’ On the other hand, in HWASANDO, he approaches the same event from the different point of view. The plot of HWASANDO focuses more on how the protagonist tries to prevent the catastrophe from the extreme violent situation, and how to save lives as many as possible. Since Kim Seok Beom released Death of Crow, the main theme of his every work, the question about nihilism, is conveyed to readers through the protagonist of HWASANDO, Lee Bang Guen. Lee Bang Guen makes his decision of joining the riot for self sacrifice as Hamlet throws his life away in Shakespeare, not for the ideal he believes in. However, his decision can be explained by the unique setting of the novel HWASANDO; each individual appeared in the plot can develop the relationship in the dream. Therefore, his will to sacrifice himself inspires him to murder and kill himself at the end. The author’s understanding of freedom and his recognition of history seem to agree with each other. He describes the protagonist’s decision as an unavoidable deed for preventing the division of Korean peninsula as the result of ‘4∙3 Jeju massacre’ Kim Seok Beom’s writings later on expend to a new field, such as the excavation of the killing field in Jeju island appeared in his work.