The sequence novel in Gim Nam-cheon's works comes in six varieties. These sequence novels commonly shows the successional process. The process is designed to overcome alienation. The aspect of alienation in sequence novels shows up betrayal as a motif. The betrayal is a multiple. For example, lovers and married couple carry on with another person, intellectuals turn from Radical to Conservative. Characters break their's promise with people and the spirit of the times. Such ‘Entfremdung (Germanize)’ is alienation. At this point, the cause of alienation is Japanese imperialism and capitalism. These are generational thing. From a series of short-story to ‘The wast’ create the marginalized characters. ‘The aquarium of love’ is offering the possibility of human happiness to overcome the alienation. The possibility occur when people followed the natural law of justice. So, the people throw away any greed, and have to devote oneself to others. At this point, as ‘The fifteenth of August in 1945’ shows, the aim of justice is realizing the collectivity. To reach this conclusion that vulgarity is responsible for important roles, in Gim Nam-cheon’s sequence novel. The vulgarity is also another pillar in sequence novels. That is to say, the vulgarity is filter system. The filter system make people realize the really necessary alienation in their times. The individual cannot help falling in vulgarity. And the reason is external influences: feudalism, Japanese imperialism and capitalism. Therefore, the text emphasize a social reform and a collectivity. That’s the way that we can overcome the alienation. The sequence novel would have enabled writer to do experimental work.
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Ⅰ. 김남천의 연작소설이 갖는 특징과 소외 Ⅱ. 연작 단편 및 장편 「浪費」에 나타난 소외와 그 양상 Ⅲ. 소외 극복의 가능성과 「사랑의 水族館」 Ⅳ. 「一九四五年 8ㆍ15」에 나타난 소외와 선택의 문제 Ⅴ. 통속의 지양과 공동성의 추구 참고문헌 Abstract
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김남천연작소외통속성공동성배신모티프「낭비」「사랑의 수족관」「1945년 8ㆍ15」「동방의 애인」Gim Nam-cheonsequence novelalienationvulgaritycollectivitybetrayal as a motifThe wasteThe aquarium of loveThe fifteenth of August in 1945The partner of the East