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Desirable self-concept of modern human beings is reflected in kasya (fire chariot)

  • Journal of Japanese Culture
  • 2018, (77), pp.183-197
  • DOI : 10.21481/jbunka..77.201805.183
  • Publisher : The Japanese Culture Association Of Korea (Jcak)
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature
  • Received : April 12, 2018
  • Accepted : May 9, 2018
  • Published : May 31, 2018

Yun Hye Young 1

1충남대학교

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ABSTRACT

This paper focuses on the key concept of self-delusion in Miyabe Miyuki’s kasya (fire chariot) and examines the desirable self-concept of people in modern society through Sekine Shoko and Honda Ikumi. The characters in these works live by various self-delusion. In the novel, an anecdote is introduced to remind the reader of the actual state of a snake, an animal without any legs. This implies that it is important to acknowledge and accept the actual circumstances of one’s own life and identity. Specifically, Shoko is a woman who is miserable because of her wrong choices, “who bought a mirror that reflects her delusional self-concept instead of reflecting her actual self ”. However, Ikumi, who had been in a similar situation, is portrayed as a wise woman who lives a life that Shoko could have lived too. Ikumi, who accepts the reality of her own life and works hard to improve her circumstances, represents the desirable life of human beings in modern society.

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