생태회복 수기와 돌봄의 윤리 －김유정 작품을 중심으로 = Eco-Recovery Memoir and Ethics of Care: A Focus on Kim Yoo-jung’s Works

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This passage explores Kim Yoo-jung’s novels, essays, and miscellaneous writings under the genre of “ecological recovery diary,” delving into the author’s personal struggles and determination for healing, both directly and indirectly depicted. The attempt is to interpret these aspects through the lens of the connection with nature and the ethics of care, emphasizing the author’s literary imagination.
The ecological recovery diary genre posits that human health relies on nature in some way, unfolding within a structure of being ‘connected’ to nature. Therefore, by examining how author Kim Yoo-jung has structured the relationships between characters and the world from an ecological perspective, we can uncover an ethical narrative that connects and restores both nature and humanity. The assumption underlying this exploration is the author’s imaginative process leading towards a mutual caring relationship between humans and nature.
To achieve this, Chapter 2 focuses on why Kim Yoo-jung’s works can be considered ecological recovery diaries, highlighting interpretations that are closely related to the author’s actual life, such as discussions on illness and literary depictions of hospital beds. Chapters 3 and 4 then analyze selected works using keywords such as ‘Holes in the Ground,’ ‘Body Landscapes,’ and ‘Imagination of Filling Holes,’ revealing how, from a investigative standpoint, the author employs strategies to extend the ethics of care in her works.