모빌리티텍스트에 나타난 다성적 목소리와 젠더투쟁-모빌리티와 임모빌리티 사이를 횡단하는 여성서사-

Abstract

This study intends to analyze the polyphonic voice and gender struggle associated with the repression of female desire, which refers to the process of feminization of women in the 'mobility texts' created by 'female authors' in which there are numerous voices of women as the 'others' who have been neglected in previous studies on novels conducted in early modern Japan. This study analyzes the Meiji period novels “Thirteen Nights” by Higuchi Ichiyo, “The Broken Ring” by Shimizu Shiking, and “Her Living” by Tamura Toshiko from the Taisho period. Heroines accepted free love on a case-by-case basis, based on their mobility, and reluctantly accepted the institution of marriage, despite their hostility to it. At that time, the divorce system was unfavorable to women, as it was hard for a woman to divorce her spouse without the building of infrastructure, such as mobility or cash, and parental agreement. I came to pursue a 'life of self-conscious mobility' by accomplishing the 'acquisition of ego', whereas Oseki experienced a 'life of immobility constrained by the concept of gender norms' through 'ego loss' Masako lived a ‘life of immobility’ in which she was responsible for housework and child care after internalizing gender stereotypes and maternal responsibilities and ‘lost her ego’. Then, she attained the 'acquisition of ego' in the 'life of immobility' and chose 'self-realization' as a means to overcome and sublimate all with 'love' in the spirit of understanding and recognizing others. This study demonstrates that the 'acquisition and loss of ego' of women through 'mobility' and 'immobility' is neither stable nor immutable, but rather a cyclical repeat of fluid continuity and discontinuity.