A Study on the Creation Method and the Writer's Consciousness of <Yukmidanggi>
Authors:   Dong Nam Eo-Mun-Hak-Hoi, Kwak Sungmin 
Published: December 2023

The purpose of this study is to examine the creation of military jokes in Yukmidanggi and to identify their significance. <Yukmidanggi is a Korean short story written by Seo Yoo-young in the mid-19th century, and is considered to be a work in which the author's experiences and historical awareness are internalized. In particular, Seo Yoo-young reveals her historical awareness through numerous poems, so by examining the creative process of Yukmi-dang-gi, we will be able to grasp her creative motivation and thematic consciousness.
The military jokes in Yukmidanggi can be divided into two parts. The first is the story of Tang and Tavern, and the second is the story of repelling the Japanese army from Silla. Since these two sagas appear in the middle and second half of the work, I examined the characteristic aspects of each. At this time, the first gungdam in Yukmidanggi can be divided into the part where the battle scene is described and the part where the identity of the female protagonist, Baek Ryun, is revealed, and it was found that it was influenced by the gungdam of Kim Heejingjeon and Hajin Yangmunrok, respectively. The second gundam is represented as a battle between Silla and Woguk, and in particular, it maximizes realism by introducing real-life characters such as Jang Bogo and Jeongye in the battle between Silla and Woguk. This is one of the author's narrative strategies to reinvent Gundam by reflecting historical facts.
Seo Yoo-young is well versed in history. Therefore, in the beginning of the work, before the protagonist's narrative begins, he summarizes the historical flow from the establishment of Dangunjoseon to Silla's achievement of unification, revealing his sense of history. <At the time of Yukmidanggi's creation, in the mid-19th century, Korean society was in turmoil. Under Andong Kim's regime from the beginning of the 19th century, the turbulence of the so-called Three Kingdoms, including Jeonjeong, Gunjeong, and Hwangok, was intensified, and the people's lives were disrupted by the traveling of tamgwan ducks. In response, the peasants finally started the Jinju Rebellion in the spring of 1862, causing civil unrest all over the country. At the same time as the peasant uprising broke out and expanded nationwide, the Donghak movement centered on Choi Je-woo was founded in Gyeongju, causing a major upheaval in Joseon society.
In addition to the many internal disruptions caused by the Sedo politics, there were other problems caused by foreign powers. Politically and ideologically, it was the introduction of Catholicism, and militarily and socially, it was the invasion of foreign powers by the Lee Yangsun. The period of the mid-19th century, which was a period of chaos in Joseon society, is projected by Seo Yoo-young in Yukmidanggi. At this time, the two military discourses that appear in the middle and second half of the narrative reveal the legitimacy of the Northern Bees through the war to conquer Orang Kae and the sense of duty of Imran through the conquest of Whyguk. In other words, Seo Yoo-young internalizes his experiences through Yukmidanggi and executes the fictional realization of his personal desires.