The Growth of Subject and Female as the Other in Modern Times: Focusing on “Daeha” by Kim Nam-Cheon

This study focuses on the growth of the modern subject that “Daeha” is achieving. In particular, we took into consideration the fact that existing research tends to interpret the growth of modern subjects by focusing on male characters, and attempted to differentiate ourselves by examining aspects of female characters. There are two ways in which women are othered in the “Daeha”. First, it can be pointed out that in the process of acquiring modernity, the male subject regards women as objects of ignorant and ignorant enlightenment. The lack of female characters is maximized in this area. Second, the frustration experienced by male subjects in the process of establishing themselves results in the sexualization of women. At this point, the female body is fragmented by the male gaze, and the woman's desires are completely excluded. Based on these discussions, this study is significant in that it newly clarifies that the establishment of the modern subject revealed in the “Daeha” has a clear limitation that it is limited to male characters.