This article is to analyze the transformation of pre- and post-war perception about the war seen from the protagonist in Kobayashi Masaru's "fault area". The first edition of the novel was announced in 1958 and was reprinted three times. This novel is the only full-length novel from Kobayashi Masaru. However, it did not receive great attention from the audience. This novel focuses on the anti-war demomstration for the Korean war in 1952, describing the process of how the protagonist, Kitahara, got involved in the anti-war demomstration. He, a second generation of the colony and a returned soldier, joined Japanese communist because he wanted to repay the "debt from Chosun". His decision is linked to the Japan's post-war perception about Chosun, and the protagonist viewed Japan's development is partially achieved by neglecting Chosun's problems. This issue could be found in modern Japanese society, and analyzing the abnormal perception of the protagonist is thought to be important for considering future relationship between Korea and Japan. This article is to analyze the post-war perception about war through Kobayashi Masaru's novel "fault area". Especially, this article will describe the transformation of perception regarding "the debt for Chosun" in three phase; after the defeat, during the activity of communism, and after the arrest. Despite the consistency, Kobayashi Masaru's 'indebted' perception for Chosun was found to be slightly transformed in the description from the novel "fault area".
한국일본근대학회 [The Japanese Modern Association of Korea]
설립연도
1999
분야
인문학>일본어와문학
소개
본 학회는 한국, 일본의 문학 및, 어학, 문화, 사상, 역사 등 여러 분야의 연구자 및 대학원생의 연구성과에 관한 자유로운 발표, 토론을 통해 학문발전과 학술교류를 행하고자하는 목적에서 설립되었다.
따라서 본 회는 이러한 목적을 달성하기 위해 학술연구발표회 및 연구회와 학술지 발간, 국내외 관련 학계와의 학술교류, 관련정보의 구축 및 제공 등의 사업을 실시하고 있다.
간행물
간행물명
일본근대학연구 [ILBON KUNDAEHAK YUNGU ; The Journal of Korean Association of Modern Japanology]