This thesis is about Toistic features of several characters in Seong SeockJae``s novel named 「Hwang ManGeun said so」. Toist regards``return to nature``as the most valuable wisdom of life. Hwang ManGeun is the one who thoroughly keeps Taoistic life even though he is in trouble adjusting to a social system in his society. Hwang ManGeun has two different kinds of spirit. He believes people would be peaceful if they don``t pursue the value of wisdom (from Lao-Tse``s DoDukKyeong). The other belief is although people achieve something, they don``t try to get the profit of that achievement. This is the basic mind that Hwang ManGeun has and is how he manages society and neighborhood. In addition he practices the spirit of emptiness and criticizes the world which is suffering in poverty by greediness. Author``s viewpoint toward the world corresponds with the viewpoint of characters in his or her novel. Seong SeockJae``s writing is totally Taoistic itself." Small Talk"is one of the essential qualities of novel and is the same as the value of Taoist - returning to nature. This way of writing makes readers feel more comfortable and makes them realize that novels are in pleasure, not in seriousness.