도깨비 서사의 웹툰 수용과 변주

초록

This study analyze the storytelling methods in which doggaebi narratives are accepted and transformed into webtoons. A doggaebi is not a realistic creature but a fictional character created by human imagination. This makes it difficult to define doggaebi a cleary in terms of the concept and category. Doggaebi does not hold substantial presence in historical contexts but have evolved over time as a result of the projection of human imagination and desire, which explains why a variety of heterogeneous elements are involved in the transmission process. The openness and vagueness of doggaebi narratives increases the possibility of these character being differentiated and offers the platform to create new stories. This works as an element that is ideal for recreation as webtoons in the digital space for webtoon readers. With this viewpoint, the study analyzes the narratives and how thrse are accepted and transformed into webtoons about doggaebi including The doggaebi, The doggaebi Teacher. The webtoon series The doggaebi represents the doggaebi as a national subject confronting the Japanese Oni, in o way that presents the doggaebi as a creation of national tradition and history. In The doggaebi Teacher, men and doggaebi coexist in the real world. The story depicts human being and doggaebi exploring the secrets of the past together and understanding each other while growing in the process. Doggaebi narratives combine various elements and introduce variations in webtoons, where storytelling is combined with imagination and world of fantasy. These break the boundary between human being and doggaebi and the real and unreal. The study elaborates on the diverse ways in which doggaebi narratives expand in webtoons based on the cultural sentiment of the web generation.

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