The Memory and Interpretation of August 15, 1945 ―Koreans’ Perception of Japan as Reflected in Comic Books
The Review of Korean Studies
약어 : review
2005, vol.8, no.1, pp. 85-102 (18 pages)
UCI : G704-000775.2005.8.1.005
발행기관 : 한국학중앙연구원 한국학중앙연구원
연구분야 : 인문학 > 한국어와문학
권혁태 /Heoktae Kwon 1
1성공회대학교
초록 열기/닫기 버튼
In Korean comic books, there has been “remorse” for the fact that Korea had
acquired its liberation dependently on August 15 in 1945. In other words, the
remorse for the historical dependency in modern Korean history leaves trauma.
This trauma tends to be resolved by three ways as follows. First, Korean
residents in Japan are created as male heroes who are strongly opposed to
Japan. Through this hero fighting against Japanese, Korean people satisfy
their resentment against Japan in their inner hearts, not in reality. Second, the
future relationship between Korea and Japan is described catastrophically. In
this “fictional” future, Korea always inflicts revenge or punishment on Japan.
Third, Korean national power overcomes that of Japanese through the growth
of capitalism. Japan is represented as an opposite axis, which realizes the normative
value of Korean nationalism. In this way, Japan becomes “the other.”
These understandings of Japan in Korean comic books show how contemporary
Korean society processes, remembers, and transmits the memories of the
past on condition that the state monopolizes/controls interchanges between the
two countries. Therefore, Japan in Korean comic books functions as a mirror
through which the goal of contemporary Korean society is revealed. Viewed
in this light, the point of view about Japan in these comic books has been
shaped through the process of fitting historical experiences into the national
development or social context and reprocessing them with Korean personal
memories and experiences.
In Korean comic books, there has been “remorse” for the fact that Korea had
acquired its liberation dependently on August 15 in 1945. In other words, the
remorse for the historical dependency in modern Korean history leaves trauma.
This trauma tends to be resolved by three ways as follows. First, Korean
residents in Japan are created as male heroes who are strongly opposed to
Japan. Through this hero fighting against Japanese, Korean people satisfy
their resentment against Japan in their inner hearts, not in reality. Second, the
future relationship between Korea and Japan is described catastrophically. In
this “fictional” future, Korea always inflicts revenge or punishment on Japan.
Third, Korean national power overcomes that of Japanese through the growth
of capitalism. Japan is represented as an opposite axis, which realizes the normative
value of Korean nationalism. In this way, Japan becomes “the other.”
These understandings of Japan in Korean comic books show how contemporary
Korean society processes, remembers, and transmits the memories of the
past on condition that the state monopolizes/controls interchanges between the
two countries. Therefore, Japan in Korean comic books functions as a mirror
through which the goal of contemporary Korean society is revealed. Viewed
in this light, the point of view about Japan in these comic books has been
shaped through the process of fitting historical experiences into the national
development or social context and reprocessing them with Korean personal
memories and experiences.
키워드열기/닫기 버튼
Comic boks, strong state/strong nation, Korean residents inJapan, overcoming Japan, memories of history.approach discusses the mentality and thought of the Korean comic book writersof the early colonial era. This viewpoint stems from the fact that t
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