시마자키 도손(島崎藤村)의 「식당(食堂)」론 - 노년의 수용-

Abstract

Although the representative work that informed Tŏson’s late years was “Storm”(1926), this work did not show a complete acceptance of old age. Rather, it showed a strong rejection of old age for the sake of young children. On the other hand, “Restaurant”(1926), which was released a few months later, introduced an independent, grown-up child separated from its parents from the beginning. This enabled the parents could begin to realize their old age. In the end, Tŏson’s acceptance of old age was not portrayed through a realistic, outward appearance, but rather metaphorically, when his children grew and became independent. After “Restaurant”, Tŏson finally began to live a faithful, independent life separated from his children. In his youthful and middle-aged works, ‘old age’ was negative, being described as shabbiness and fear of death. However, through this study, it can be seen that the actual old age of Tŏson was a positive one in which he found another self and led his life as a social leader by bringing out the energy concentrated on his internal life with his children.