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A study on Siga-Naoya's ‘Family Romance’ : focusing on 「Sebe and a small gourd」

  • 日本硏究
  • 2013, (35), pp.201-217
  • Publisher : The Center for Japanese Studies
  • Research Area : Humanities > Japanese Language and Literature
  • Published : August 20, 2013

LEE BO HYOUNG 1

1전북대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Siga has obvious Oedipus Complex aspects compared to the other writers because of his special growth. For such srason, Siga-Naoya‘ work reflects his ‘Family Romance’. Siga' primary works described the defiance and growth for his father. And the meaning of ‘Family Romance’ explains correlations between him and his father. It is because the basic concept of the ‘Family Romance’ is Oedipus complex. In particular, those aspects are evident across his early works, and expecting a new interpretations for the defiance to his father or the growth of himself through identifying Siga' self-awareness. Siga's father was on the opposite opinions of his creations. Siga made a choice of creations with establishing self-awareness method. And he was on the basis of Refinement for his independence that was the other way comparing with father's ‘success in life’ values. It influenced his creations have the aspects of art's for art's sake. 「Sebe and a small gourd」is one of his major works, describing constructing a new world of himself on defiance for his father. Siga established identity through these processes. But the way is not reflect reality, so it is ‘Foundling Novel’. This is the artist's inexperience reflecting to the reality. But it shows the growth of his wish to build a new world belong to himself, which is different from other main characters who picked up passive problem-solving approach. Such terms, 「Sebe and a small gourd」is thought to be a great work and can verify a process of identifying Siga's independence.

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