《신과 함께》신화편에 나타난 신화적 세계의 재편 - 신화의 수용과 변주를 중심으로 -

초록

This study analyzed the reinterpretations of myths in the Myths episode of With Gods, a webtoon series, from the perspective of acceptance and variation of myths, and examined storytelling methods for the popularization of myths. The episode put the time and space backgrounds in order and connected individual myths organically. Its linear structure is a storytelling style to reinforce the internal inevitability of stories and incorporate complex events and stories into one, thus satisfying the readers' expectations. Seen from today's perspective, myths lack probability in the development of events and do not show the internal worlds and psychological conflicts of characters specifically in some cases. In the episode, the author filled missing parts up with his imagination, added causal relations to the events, and depicted the internal psychology of characters in a concrete manner, thus increasing probability. The episode presents the myths of our times recreated by accepting the changes of the times. In the webtoon, people's ability to change the reality, the boundary between the subject and others, and the values of individuals.

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