Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Year: 2017
Volume: 12
Issue: 14
Page No. 3627 - 3632

A Comparison Analysis of the Structure of Meaning Generation in <Dangun Myth> and <Leafie, A Hen into the Wild>

Authors : So-Yeong Lim

Abstract: Myth suggests the ideal type pursued in overall national and periodic background of universality, morality and society. This study aims to figure out if the most well-known animations, <Dangun Myth> and the most successful animation, <Leafie, a Hen into the Wild> have any similarities or differences. The framework of literary analysis is based on the legible premise of structural semiotics for the world of meaning made in the boundary of cultural space. Greimas set the category of the actor as three paired binominal opposing relation and analyzed the structure of meaning generation after he modeled every descriptive structure. Thus, this study aims to analyze meaning that focuses on desire of narratives and subjects through actantial model and semiotic square. As a result of analysis, subject is anti-social and system reformist but it shows passive structure caused by suffering effort and sacrifice. About relation between subject and object, it is nearly passive form. It rather operated as reward for accidentally received endurance than acts as a subject and the relationship strongly shows one-sided relationship toward the object from the subject instead of being interactive. The sender and receiver rather acted for their desire as they gave themselves targets and hoped to complement their weaknesses than being affected by external factors. Helper has common with the sender and receiver since they both disappear from subject due to death or leaving after they play a role to give birth. In aspect of sociality though opposite relation is anti-social and system reformist, it appeared to be subordinate to the power and positive relation appeared to be mother-son relationship. About paradoxical relation while subject is not able to adapt new world and stays at the its boundary, object rather overcomes suppression of existing society with father’s name in other words, it appeared to be the structure that seizes power after the blood relationship is admitted. Myth still has affected to our emotion as it has been melted over overall society. I hope the animation becomes friendlier to the public as it creates more various meanings based on this narrative structure.

How to cite this article:

So-Yeong Lim , 2017. A Comparison Analysis of the Structure of Meaning Generation in <Dangun Myth> and <Leafie, A Hen into the Wild>. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 3627-3632.

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