The purpose of this study was to analyze the meaning of soul fashion in American pop culture. This study was conducted using a literature research method based on the prior theses, journals and relevant books. Soul as a concept, originated in African-American communities and evolved from the ideology of Black Power, which prompted Black Nationalism. Soul fashion, which took on two styles in African American culture began to embody black resistance and community pride in the late 20th century. One of these, hip-hop style represented the message of resistance and a sense of beauty outside the mainstream. The other, African–inspired fashion, which utilized a look inspired by African tradition, rejected white supremacy by expressing a proud dignity. As a result, the meaning of “soul” in soul fashion represented by American pop culture resulted in contrasting appearance due to different elements. First, one of its meanings is ironic and sarcastic, and it expressed historical trauma, cultural stereotypes, self-hatred, and self-degradation and, the self-mutilation of African-American by cynically distorting their silhouettes and, using modified materials and patterns, fantastic colors, and extraordinary accessories. Second, the other meanings is the pride and dignity of Black Power, which visualized the concentration of ideas implied by the tradition of African-American, through soul fashion by using fierce traditional of African costumes, unique patterns and accessories.

In this study, among the domestic MMORPG narrative research is scarce, it began to study to determine the trend. In order to identify trends, selected for study, Big company ‘NCsoft’ has made 「Lineage」, 「Aion」, and「Blade & Soul」. Glassner the selection of works based on the Branching Narrative structure is proposed and analyzed the structure of the narrative of the three games. Analysis of each game is found to be fused in the form of branch narrative structure. And fusion forms from the past to the present was to get the results came increasingly been reduced. If the results of this study will be a springboard to the MMORPG narrative analysis and impact studies conducted in the future.

본 논문은 MMORPG에 나타나는 서사 양식 전환과 그에 따른 사용자 정체성의 차이를 <블 레이드 앤 소울>과 <다크폴>을 중심으로 분석한다. 그 결과 <블레이드 앤 소울>과 <다크폴> 이 각각 이상적 서사를 중심으로 한 로망스 양식과 기반 서사가 부재하는 아이러니 양식을 지 니고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 서사 양식의 전환은 사용자로 하여금 서사적 동기로 구성된 허구적 페르소나가 아닌 사용자의 사적 동기가 개입한 수행적 페르소나를 형성하도록 한다.