This paper discussed what effects the realistic elements and fantastic
elements implied in the story have on daughter-in-laws enjoying the story
focusing on that Daughter-in-law Taming Mother-in-law Tale is a ‘realistic
folktale’ containing both bare ‘reality’ and ‘unreality’ transcending the reality.
Through a comparison with the actual stories of Sijipsari told by
different speakers, it was confirmed the reality of daughter-in-laws'
hard Sijipsari are reflected in Daughter -in -law Taming Mother -in -law
Tale intactly. The realistic background and situation suggested in the
stories make daughter-in-laws who suffer from Sijipsari assimilate with the
narrative easily. And it allows them to realize the problem of unfair reality
and recognize it as their own issue.
In Daughter-in-law Taming Mother -in-law Tale, a daughter-in-law
appears who is subjective and active correcting bad habits of hard
mother-in-law from her decision to get married. In the story, the appearance catharsis. In the story, the appearance of the
subjective character who overcomes crises herself actively grasping the lead
of her own life stimulates daughter-in-laws potential desire who have fallen
asleep in the unconscious.
In Daughter-in-law Taming Mother-in-law Tale, although the direct/indirect
violence of the daughter-in-law on the mother-in-law is unacceptable
behavior based on the then values, all audience evaluate her positively for
the details of the story and the narrator. This hopeful conclusion increases
the power of restoration of sound self for daughter-in-laws who suffer from
hard housekeeping in the home of their husband's parents and at the same
time induce change of positive recognition of the world without pessimistic
view of their reality.
Forktales basically have significance as a gesture to make the life more
meaningful. Telling and listening to forktales are the actions of recalling current
‘my’ or ‘our’ life and dreaming a better life. They contain the will to proceed
to the good days together not losing hope in a hard life. Therefore, the stories
like Daughter-in-law Taming Mother -in-law Tale that have a message of
hope continue to communicate with the person who enjoy them and comfort
them, forming hopeful and positive recognition, and become a nutritious
element to grow internal power to overcome it wisely.