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KMID : 0368920130280020001
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Shim-Song Yon-Gu
2013 Volume.28 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.49
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Healing Effect of ‘Creative Writing’ on Individual and on Our Age - Focused on the ‘Man of Darkness (Vampire)’ Symbol -
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Kim Kye-Hee
Kim Ki-Won
Han Eun-Seun
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Abstract
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This article started with ``encounter``. Both authors met around the middle of February and discussed the subject for the inhospital conference presentation scheduled at the break of June. Having conversation like "Movies similar to fairytales heard from childhood are standing out conspicuously among commercial films which are attracting audiences and receiving fervent response these days. This phenomenon is marvelous and mysterious." together, and sharing this and that, the conversation turned naturally to ``Bram Stoker`s Dracula``, ``Series of Twilight``, and ``Warm Bodies``, both authors found out the fact that we saw these movies in common with propound impression. Feeling our hearts beating high, bit of fear and hesitation followed simultaneously at the moment when both of us encountered the idea to choose subject of conference presentation related to this and expressed one in words. While preparing for the conference, presenting to others, and having discussion with the audience, our hearts have been filled with Presentation was finished after active discussion beyond fixed hour and it also brought audience (among those present) to show strong emotional response both positively and negatively. At first, we just had a thought to put aside the content of presentation, but we felt lack of something else, lingering in our minds. We finally decided to accomplish our work into an article leading to submission, based on the advice and recommendation from one of the audience. This article is a small ``creative writing`` born by sharing both authors` passion and enthusiasm. In the first part of this article, we have introduced the dream of 31-year-old woman`s which led to the ``creative writing`` and spotlighted her personal life, before and after the dream. In the second part, we have examined the consequence (way of realization) and meaning of creative impulse shown from or experienced from personal unconsciousness (dream, fantasy) together. Creative impulse shown from the individual appeared to bring creative transformation of individual personality through the process of ``introversion``. Otherwise it also appeared to be delivered as a masterpiece through ``creative writing`` or from the process of ``extroversion``. Sometimes both consequences happened at once. We tried to examine and interpret the dream of 31-year-old woman`s, which was introduced in the first part of this article, that is to say, the dream of ``Stephenie Meyer`s, the author of the ``love between vampire boy and ordinary human girl`` themed novel ``Twilight Series``, in a psychoanalytic perspective. In the third part, highlighting individual dreams and three different movies ``Bram Stoker``s Dracula``, ``Twilight Series``, and ``Warm Bodies``, we found the transformation of symbol ``Man of Darkness, vampire`` seen in each individual dreams and in some specific popular arts, such as novels and movies, receiving fervent response from people. We also found love between this symbol and humane woman, bearing fruit together with very impressive change shown in the attitude of ``Man of Darkness`` (vampire)`s conscious ego and mutual relationship pattern. We contemplated this phenomenon, the reason why these events happen, and what kind of association presents among these events, individual, and this era and discussed the effects on individuals and this era, at present. ``Creative impulse``, originated in the deep structure of human mind is realized as a ``transformation of individual personality`` or masterpiece through artistic creation. If it has a chance to make a match with this era, shared by a lot of contemporary people, it also appears to bring positive effect as healing and salvation to each individual or to each era. From this article, we mainly highlighted positive and healing aspects of individual ``creative impulse``. We hope to deal with the negative consequences and their reason coming from ``creative impulse``, if the occasion arises, in the future with a new article.
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KEYWORD
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Creative impulse, Creative writing, Creative transformation of personality, Man of Darkness, Healing, Salvation
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