THE MOTIF OF TRANSFORMATION IN THE STORY "THE PIG" BY LEE HYOSOK

Abstract

In world literature, the motif of metamorphosis - evolution is aimed at revealing artistic and aesthetic tasks as a means of artistic illumination of serious changes in human destiny, social shifts, and mental disorders in all times. For example, the talented writer Lee Hyosok, who lived and created during the period of Japanese annexation, made good use of the phenomenon of metamorphosis in a new interpretation of human emotions in a number of stories, including “When Buckwheat Flowers Bloom” and “The Pig”