울라 한의『숨어있는 말』에 나타나는 아동·청소년기의 문학 언어를 통한 현실극복 문제

Abstract

The autobiographic novel Das verborgene Wort (2001) by a modern german female author, Ulla Hahn (1945-) shows that accepting of literature in ones early life has both affirmative and dangerous aspects. It has a major influence on establishing the identity of adolescents. They learn strategies for overcoming the reality through literature which is closely related to their reality and possesses a spiritual power. On the other hand, the excessive enthusiasm for literature is responsible for the loss of reality. The protagonist of this novel has these various experiences by book, literature, and language. Not only passionate and engaged reading, but critical and creative reading is also productive for the young protagonist to grow her consciousness. This study observes the process of attempting to overcome the reality through literature language during the childhood and a dynamic function of literature to human life.