무라카미 하루키(村上春樹)의 「초기삼부작」에 표상된 죽음의 시학(詩学) - 쥐(鼠)의 공간과 소멸의 의미에 대하여 -

Abstract

In this article, I analyse the early trilogy by Haruki Murakami, Hear the Wind Sing, Pinball, 1973, and A Wild Sheep Chase and consider what the author construes the concept of narrative and what effects it has upon the reader. Focussing on the internal world and mind of the protagonists of these novels, I analyse how the mental world of a “rat,” a protagonist of the trilogy, is portrayed in these works in order to reveal the mental world and mental problems of contemporary people and the ways in which the literature provides them with a cure. That is, the present study raises issues in the relationship between the literature and people, especially the role that the literature, together with psychology and psychiatry, plays in solving current problems in our society. Finally, I explore the relationship between humans and societies through examination of “sociality,” a notion that is said to be absent from the early works by Haruki Murakami, and argue that the notion of sociality has been at the heart of Haruki Murakami’s novels, including his early works.