This paper examined the difference between two views on ‘daughter-in-law’
and ‘son-in-law’ reflected in tales through comparison between ‘Picking up
Daughter-in-law’ tale centering around Picking up Daughter-in-law Living Three
Months with Three Mal of Rice tale with ‘Picking up Son-in-Law’ tale centering
around Picking up Son-in-law by Listening Three Stories of Lie t ale .
First, it examined differences in the qualifications of a new family member,
the purpose of talent test, decision-makers\' attitude toward participating in
picking up a new family member in ‘Picking up Daughter-in-law’ tale and
‘Picking u p Son-in-law’ tale and p rove d that t he diffe re nce of re cognition
between ‘daughter-in-law’ and ‘son-in-law’ was caused by the difference
between sexual recognition of male and female in family relationship shown
in t he two t ale s. Furthe r, it p rove d that t he pe rce ption code for male and
female is the operation mechanism forming the differences of the two tales.
Son and family are at the center of the purpose of picking up daughter-in-law
in the two tales. The decision-maker of picking up daughter-in-law takes activeand serious attitude throughout all process of testing talent of daughter-in-law
candidates. However private desire of decision-maker is at the center of the
purpose of picking up son-in-law. In ‘Picking up Son-in-law’ tale, daughter
becomes a means of father\'s private desire. Thus, the decision-maker of picking
up son-in-law only enjoys the process of talent test of son-in-law candidates
instantly and impromptu, but takes attitude of a looker-on in the success of
picking up talent. Like this, in ‘Picking up daughter-in-law’ tale and ‘Picking
up Son-in-law’ tales, the big difference between the purpose of testing talent
of a new family member and decision-maker\'s attitude can be the result of
revelation of perception code for male and female in family relationship.
Perception codes for ‘daughter-in-law’ and ‘son-in-law’ are revealed as four
key words of woman(daughter), man(son), outsider and insider according to
the position and roles in the family, whether they have responsibility or not,
and the weight of it in family relationship. Usually the key words, man(son)(+)
and insider(+) symbolizing the family operate in ‘Picking up Daughter-in-law’
tales, connected with ordinary folk-tales with serious narrative. In contrast,
‘Picking up Son-in-law’ tales usually excluding the family and son, the key
words, woman(daughter)(+), outsider(+) operate, connected with jokes
without serious thinking. However, if the purpose of finding a son-in-law is
to get man(son)(+) or insider(+) who replace the family and son in ‘Picking
up Son-in-law’ tales, this is connected with ordinary folk-tale with serious
narrative. Like this, it is confirmed that perception codes for woman and man
existing in complicated family relationship in which a son is also a son-in-law
and a daughter is also a daughter-in-law serve as operating mechanism forming
the categoric difference between ‘Picking up Daughter-in-law’ tale as ordinary
folk-tale and ‘Picking-up Son-in-law’ tale as funny story.
Key words:Picking up Daughter-in-law, Picking up Son-in-law, Daughterin-
law Living Three Months with Three Mal of Rice, Son-in-law
Telling Three Stories of Lie, Daughter-in-law Being Good at
Housekeeping, Picking up Talent, New Family Member, Son,
Daughter, Daughter-in-law, Son-in-law, Ordinary Folk-tale,
Jokes