| Abstract |
| While the term “place” is interchangeably used to mean environment, space or position, the term is more than a position and embodies the culturalization of the natural environment. Moreover, the term “placeness” refers to the comprehensive quality which makes a space into a place and distinguishes a given place from another place. This term coexists with the identity of a place as well as the related ideas such as a place attachment and a sense of place. A “place” and the “placeness” are ideas which cannot be formed without human beings serving as media, and they are based on the community theory or place which is built upon human ecology.
The intertwined relationships between the characters in the < Gat-Maeul > text are portrayed based on the aforesaid theoretical concepts. These characters form a natural community through the ocean as the medium, which depicts their place attachment. For “Hae-Sun,” the protagonist, and “Hae-Sun`s Mother-in-law,” the ocean is the source of life, a place to which they are attached. For “Sun-Im,” on the other hand, the ocean is the “profound image,” a place of death. The shrine located at the entrance of the village is a mythological place in which people pay their respect with prayer and devotion. It is also used as a place of grudge as well as mourning. In conclusion, for human beings, a place and the placeness are multi-layered concepts which relate to certain elements such as human beings and environment, time, activities, community awareness, scenery and relative position.
Finally, after investigating the Il-Gwang ocean, the actual background of Gat-Maeul, it has been proven that this text reflects the historical facts as well as the presence of that ocean. |
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| Key Words |
| 장소, 장소성, 상징, <갯마을>, 공동체 이론, Place, Placeness, Symbol, < Gat-Maeul >, Community Theory |
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