「Crows and the Big Dipper」by Miyajawa Kenji was written during the Japanese Intervention in Siberia. The literary field of that time was the period when writing was difficult because of the strict censorship and control. This study focuses on the inner world of Kenji through looking into his works during this period. Crows and the Big Dipper, personifying crows and likening a herd of them to soldiers and warships, signifies the writer’s message and is full of a variety of comparisons and metaphors. The background where flying crows controlling warships and the hero crow’s activities so naturally and impressively written that readers would not find any fault. Despite the background, this work actually depicts the world of adults through the eyes of children with pure sensibilities, beautifully depicting winter sceneries that evoke the purely sensible nature. This study analyzes「Crows and the Big Dipper」according to six steps. The six steps correspond to the introduction, the conclusion, as well as the introduction, the development of the theme, conversion, and summing up. Using comparisons and metaphors as methodology, this paper studies the connectedness between the work and its Zeitgeist, the fluctuations of the hero’s status, and the introduction and the conclusion of the work. In sum, this paper examines the message the author intended for his readers through the structure of the work and metaphors. This paper focuses on the division of the work into six parts through the coexistence with the enemy, the esthetics of self-sacrifice as a major tool of understanding the work. Through the analysis, it is realized that the work is significant in its double structure of the introduction that signifies the final message and Kishōtenketsu. Through comparisons and metaphors, the study examines the hidden frame of mind, thoughts, and sense of values of the author. This study argues that the mystery that comparisons and metaphors throughout the fairy tale produce and their literary effects result in the special literary structure.
한국일본언어문화학회 [Japanese Language & Culture Association of Korea]
설립연도
2001
분야
인문학>일본어와문학
소개
본 학회는 일본어학 및 일본문학은 물론, 일본의 정치, 경제, 문화, 사회 등의 일본학 전반에 걸친 연구 및 일본의 언어, 문화를 매체로 한 한국과의 비교 연구를 대상으로 하고 있다. 본 학회는 회원들에게 연구 발표 및 정보 교환의 기회를 부여하고 나아가 한국에서의 바람직한 일본 연구 자세를 확립하는 것을 주된 목표로 하고 있다.