민담 속 어머니 유형 연구

Abstract

In this paper, mothers in our folktales were classified into six types: earth mother, helper, disturber, woman, subject of filial piety, and others. These types are meaningful in that they show the prototype of the mother. To confirm whether these archetypes have the present nature, the 'mother' in children's literature works was analyzed. Focusing on the ‘obstructor’ type, The Birth of Ilsoo and The Frog Who Wouldn’t Listen to Heaven and Earth were examined. Both works could be said to be mothers of the type of obstructor that prevents their children’s growth and independence. In this way, it was possible to confirm the presentness of the mother’s original form of the interrupter through the two works. In the future, other types of mothers in folktales also need to examine the possibility of their present meaning through analysis of their works.