小道具による作品分析 －「鉄道文学」の場合－

Abstract

Along with the advent of civilization, the espansion of the railway has greatly altered the way of human daily life. In this thesis, the study attempted to analyze the works about trains that adopted the interior of trains in a way that the space of train has a new meaning in terms of literature. In the case of a works about the interior of trains, the props that are used in a limited space is very useful. In other words, the props are surprisingly helpful in interpreting the works. For example, in “Sanshiro” the hero’s student cap and the woman’s possession have significant implications. Both objects imply that the owner is not very suspicious or dangerous. It is possible that the couple spend the night at the inn together. In the case of “To Abashiri”, the main character is mainly unconscious of the objects possessed by women, which are handkerchiefs and postcards. Of course, before such a fixation, the I am fully aware that the woman is a good mother and liberal woman caring for her children. Moreover, I guess she was a daughter of a respectable family when she was a virgin. I have become obsessed with the props she possesses, and is paying keen attention to her handkerchief and postcards, in particular her body odor. Not all novels matter important to the props. “Sanshiro” and “To Abashiri” are special because they deal with episodes within the limited time zones and spaces.