The main goal of this thesis is to analyze the systematic characteristic of the ‘Seongju-puri’ text and sematic structure within the correlation based on Greimas' theory, focusing on schema of narrative and actantial model. And through this, to understand the practical implication and function of the text possessed by the patterns of ‘Seongju-puri’. To carry out these works, first the considerable number of preceding studies related to ‘Seongju-puri’ indicated that it studied the ‘Seongju-puri’, but there was no study done based on the semiotic methodology.
The narrative analysis of the ‘Andong Seongju-puri’ starts from recognizing the deficiency element of ‘Seongju’(Housegod) and ‘Seongju’ experiences qualification hardship, actual hardship, honor hardship due to deficiency element ‘home’. ‘Seongju’ meets a helper during the hardship process and overcomes conflict.
Furthermore, analyzing this via actantial model, ‘Seongju’, who wants to build homes for homeless human beings in the human world, becomes the main agent and the home becomes the subject and ‘Seongju’ prays to the mountain spirit, and the Great Jade Emperor(sender) who receives the delivery gives ‘solssi’(pintreeseed) and ‘Seongju’(recipient) takes on the role of the main agent to the homeless human beings. ‘Seongju’ is able to build homes with the help of the mountain spirit(supporter) and overcomes the complicated human world(opponent) in building homes and becomes seated.
The narratives of ‘Seongju-puri’ possesses semantical relationship within the mutual relationship, as the premise and understood the makeup of potential value based on system and it is evident that the meaning develops in various ways based on new perspective.