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Published in 1906, Hakai or The Broken Commandment in English, by Shimazaki Tōson, is generally considered the first novel in the genre of shizenshugi, a Japanese variation of French Naturalisme. Traditionally, the novel has been viewed as an example of kokuhaku shōsetsu, or “confessional novel” in that the protagonist “confesses” his origin as a member of Etaan autochtonous and despised minority in Japan, in current days called Burakumin.To understand the complex issue of discrimination in Japan at the early stage of its modernization period, a renewed analysis of the factors influencing the establishment of structural discrimination towards the group presently known as Burakumin is presented. Political factors during the last stages of the Tokugawa period (1600 – 1868) are of particular interest since these had a profound influence on the novel.The overriding hypothesis is that Tōson had socio-political motives when he wrote Hakai; to demonstrate this, the life of Ōe Isokichi is introduced. Ōe’s life functions as a role model for the novel and in particular for the actions and character of the protagonist. To understand the novel’s position within Japanese literature, works published prior to Hakai that concerned themselves with Burakumin and their status in Japan are also analyzed. Suiheishaan early organization struggling for Burakumin’s rights to be treated as equalscriticized the novel as a blatant example of discrimination. This critique is scrutinized and an alternative reading to the Suiheisha interpretation is introduced and explained.
File Size: 664 KB
Print Length: 215 pages
Publication Date: January 10, 2001
Sold by: Digital Services LLC
Language: English
ASIN: B00700XJI8
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