[Week 2] Beginning of Research

Beginning of Research


2014. 8. 18 / week 2


When I found that our first topic is about psychology,
I want to reserach abnormal psychology which explains
human's abnormal behavior and mental disease.

Then, I thought korean famous poet, Lee Sang,
because his work is known for its originality
and unique form. This structure reflects his anxiety and
depressions. In fact, He lived very tragic life.

Many literary critics have said that his self-disunion and
own depression, confusion and divorce made his works
very shocking and puzzling. For this reason, there are no one who can suggest objective interpretation
about his work in the world. However, the only thing objective is that he suffered from mental illness.

Let's see one of his works.

ㅡ환자의容態에관한문제

About Patient's Condition

ㆍ1111111111
1ㆍ222222222
22ㆍ33333333
333ㆍ4444444
4444ㆍ555555
55555ㆍ66666
666666ㆍ7777
7777777ㆍ888
88888888ㆍ99
999999999ㆍ0
0000000000ㆍ

진단 0,1

Diagnose 0,1

26.10.1931

以上 責任醫師 李 箱

Lee Sang, Doctor in Charge.

The most plausible interpretation about this poem is that Lee Sang checked up his inner condition and found that something perfect pattern in his mind (11111111111~00000000000) was damaged and there were a lot of blanks in his mind. From this, we can understand how puzzling he is.

When I saw this mystic man in literary textbook, I wanted to resarch him more deeplier.  Also I had very big interest in psychology and decided to be psychology later, I want to analyze his mind.

So, I established my tasks about this project as following.

- What diseases did he have in his mind?                                       (From his works)

- What did make these illnesses?                                    (From big events in his life)

- How these illness did progrss and transform?          (From ordering of his works)