This paper is about how symbolism in anticommunismand unification policy of President Seungman Lee, the first republic, is demonstrated. ‘Unification’ itself in anticommunism and policy has strong symbolic meaning and also, there are symbolic elements in policy processes such as recognition of current division situation and North Korea, keynoteof unification policy, proposal to North Korea and declaration, status of governmentorganization related to unification, and effects of unification policy. As a result, useful interpretation on the symbolic elements is needed. Through concrete analysis, we can get conclusionthat problem definition which is premise in creation of anticommunism and unification policy, the contents of the policy, symbolism related unification resulted from the consequence have been working in a negative aspect. Especially, anticommunism and unification policy in the first public can be interpreted as criticismfrom the people that the government abused matter of unification in staying in power due to promotion of the government’s monopolistic policy and downwardly limited unification. As the first case, there was ‘forceful unification toward North Korea’ of the first president, Seungman Lee. Although he recognized this method is unrealizable, he gave priority to anticommunism ideology, so that he suppressed domestic political forces that are against this ideology. Consequently, practical advance toward the unification cannot be achieved because justification and symbolism of division and unification are used as a means of national politics. Certainly, because matters of anticommunism and unification are the task of both South and North Korea, only South Korea’s recognition toward North Korea and change of policy are not working in solving this situation. So, North Korea also should recognize South Korea and change policy, but they attacked South Korea in order to achieve the communist unification. In that situation, Seugnman Lee government tried to maximize rule of government by using symbolic language regarding anticommunism and unification policy. This paper is about how symbolism in anticommunismand unification policy of President Seungman Lee, the first republic, is demonstrated. ‘Unification’ itself in anticommunism and policy has strong symbolic meaning and also, there are symbolic elements in policy processes such as recognition of current division situation and North Korea, keynoteof unification policy, proposal to North Korea and declaration, status of governmentorganization related to unification, and effects of unification policy. As a result, useful interpretation on the symbolic elements is needed. Through concrete analysis, we can get conclusionthat problem definition which is premise in creation of anticommunism and unification policy, the contents of the policy, symbolism related unification resulted from the consequence have been working in a negative aspect. Especially, anticommunism and unification policy in the first public can be interpreted as criticismfrom the people that the government abused matter of unification in staying in power due to promotion of the government’s monopolistic policy and downwardly limited unification. As the first case, there was ‘forceful unification toward North Korea’ of the first president, Seungman Lee. Although he recognized this method is unrealizable, he gave priority to anticommunism ideology, so that he suppressed domestic political forces that are against this ideology. Consequently, practical advance toward the unification cannot be achieved because justification and symbolism of division and unification are used as a means of national politics. Certainly, because matters of anticommunism and unification are the task of both South and North Korea, only South Korea’s recognition toward North Korea and change of policy are not working in solving this situation. So, North Korea also should recognize South Korea and change policy, but they attacked South Korea in order to achieve the communist unification. In that situation, Seugnman Lee government tried to maximize rule of government by using symbolic language regarding anticommunism and unification policy.