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http://dx.doi.org/10.7230/KOSCAS.2016.45.345

Dialectics of Motherhood-based Existence - Focusing on Charlotte's Web -  

Yun, Jeong-Mi (건국대학교 대학원 동화미디어창작학과)
Lee, Soo-Kyung (건국대학교 동화미디어콘텐츠학과)
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Cartoon and Animation Studies / v., no., 2016 , pp. 345-366 More about this Journal
Abstract
In Charlotte's Web, each character motivates the other and strives for the new generation based upon motherhood. The intersection between life and death is directly and symbolically addressed as a component of the natural life cycle. Borrowing Kristeva's theory of the semiotic, the symbolic and the chora, this study investigates the dialectical oscillation between the semiotic and the symbolic and the social circumstances of subjects in signification as well as highlights the features of character growth. From a feminist perspective, herein, motherhood is translated not only as a robust foundation for relations among characters but also as an impetus for developing into a good and influential individual who embraces all organisms with care and consideration. Charlotte's Web clearly shows how the semiotic and symbolic elements of each being, united by motherhood, interact and lead to positive change. Though the world appears to consist of incompatible ingredients, they are combined. Charlotte's Web awakens the fact that their harmony makes a commitment to building a more wonderful place. It can be suggested that Charlotte's Web, where animal characters contain two tendencies of the human mind, exhibits human development proceedings.
Keywords
Charlotte's Web; Kristeva; the semiotic; the symbolic; the chora;
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