영어
Usually in the Korean old domestic novel stepmother or a concubine give rise to a conflict in the home. But the deals with the conflict between daughters-in-law and this novel shows a ideal women character in a rare terrible tragedy. Seemingly shows that the fierce intrigue surrounding the authority of family is due to daughter-in-law who came from another family and highlights the value of the traditional ideal women who is good daughter-in-law and she has a dependency on the patriarchy. However, in-depth analysis on the narrative structure and the characters of the text provides new message to us. This novel criticizes the inability of men of home in a roundabout way and emphasizes seemingly patriarchal society, but the practical power belongs to women within the home. Furthermore, this novel shows how the patriarchy which is centered on male kinship would be imperfect and reveals how to crack in that system and how to make up for it. Women suffered under patriarchy, but eventually women, in other words the mother took control of home.
