비수민의 화관바이러스에 나타나는 다양한 인물은 화관바이러스의 창궐이라는 재난 상황 속에서 각기 상이한 욕구를 충족시키기 위하여 다양한 형태의 사고와 행 위를 나타낸다. 그리고 욕구가 사고, 그리고 행위로 발전하는 과정 속에서 ‘이기주의’ 는 가치판단의 주요한 요소로서 작용한다. 이에 본 연구는 이기주의의 관점에서 비 수민의 화관바이러스를 분석함으로써, 작품 속에 나타난 인간의 다양한 욕구를 확 인하고, 사고와 행동의 변화를 살펴본다. 그리고 그 변화의 저변에 존재하는 다양한 형태의 이기주의를 함께 분석한다.

Bi Shu-Min’s “Corolla Virus” depicts various human needs through several people living in a space called ‘YAN CITY(YAN SHI)’, where the highly contagious coronavirus is prevalent. In the same disaster situation as the outbreak of Corolla Virus in the work, several characters carry out various forms of thinking and actions to satisfy different needs. And in the process of desire developing into thinking and action, egoism acts as a major factor in value judgment. Accordingly, this study analyzes Bi Shu-Min‘s “Corolla Virus” from the perspective of egoism to identify various needs projected into human life in the work and examines changes in thinking and behavior. And it also analyzes the egoism that exists at the base of the change. The egoism that appears in “Corolla Virus” is largely divided into extreme egoism, family egoism, and ethical egoism. extreme egoism stems from the public’s anxiety due to the government‘s opaque disclosure of information, and begins with the instinctive desire of self-protection and survival and is expressed in the form of hoarding. And family egoism begins with the biological desire to preserve and maintain its genes and develops into an act in which the safety and health of Chen Yu-Xiong families such as Chen Tian-Guo and Su Ya are prioritized. Finally, ethical egoism is revealed through Luo Wei-Zhi. Luo Wei-Zhi shows a transcendent form of egoism by making decisions that consider the needs of others, Li Yuan and Su Ya, while also pursuing their own identification and human needs.

1. 들어가는 말
2. 화관바이러스 속 자기중심적 이기주의
3. 화관바이러스 속 가족 이기주의
4. 화관바이러스속 윤리적 이기주의
5. 나가는 말

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