소설 속에 드러나는 呂赫若의 內台一如․南方에 대한 인식 - 「鄰居」(1942), 「淸秋」(1944)를 중심으로

Abstract

In 1942 and in 1944, Lv He-ruo published 「鄰居」(neighbor)」, 「淸秋」(Qing Qiu)」, respectively. In this paper, I looked into how the author thought of the colonial policy of the Japanese Empire in the 1940s. In both novels, the narrators are an intellectual young man from Taiwan. “I” (「neighbor」) and Yao Xun (「Qing Qiu」) are always anxious and nervous. Through the situation of “living together,” the author revealed neurotic anxiety. The anxiety of these colonial intellectuals is also the author's perception of the rapidly changing state during the Great East Asian War. In 「neighbor」 there is a moving story of a Japanese couple who cares very much about their Taiwanese child. However, this story hides the grief of a Taiwanese couple who lost their child to the Japanese couple. Through this work, the author secretly criticizes the falsehood and cruelty of the Japanese empire's assimilation policy. In 「Qing Qiu」, you can see the author's perception of Taiwan’s “Southern Frenzy” (南方熱). In addition to Yao Xun, many Taiwanes youths appear in the work, including his younger brother Yao-dong, Yao Xun's friend, Zhang Yu-hai(doctor), and Hwang Ming-jin(the son of a restaurant owner). However, all of them leave for 'the southern' except for Yao Xun. Yao Xun suffers from isolation that only himself will be left alone in hometown. Yao Xun seems to be willing to accept and comply with his parents' demands. However, Yao Xun wants to go to 'the southern' like other young people. This is because he wants to unfold his dream by removing the label of 'the colonized/Taiwanese Japanese' in 'the southern'. However, the author let Yao Xun not leave in his hometown. I believe this ending is due to the influence of the “Petition for the establishment of the Taiwan Parliament”. So that is why Lv He-ruo(the author) agreed Yao Xun left in his hometown, and at the same time, also agreed other Taiwanese youth to go to 'the southern'.