A Study on the Way to overcome the Epic of Division through North Korean Folklore "A Masip Tunnel"

Abstract

Since 90’s, north Korean folkore has been studied actively in south Korea, and achieved the desired results. Those established researches have a tendency to focus on a political difference between south Korean and north Korea. However, for looking for a way to contribute to unification, it is important to focus on finding a way of communicating. In this paper, the meaning of north Korean folklore <A Masip Tunnel> which is important research data in north Korea is studied. After analysing this folklore, it is revealed that <A Masip Tunnel> can be read as the epic of division. In the future, based on this study, a way to overcome the epic of division would be found.