탈경계적 상상력: 다자이 문학과 헤테로토피아 -『人間失格』을 중심으로

Abstract

This research investigates the concept of heterotopia in Dazai’s literature through imagination beyond borders. This is done by applying the thoughts on different spaces proposed by Foucault who was the first to use the term heterotopia. His theories are compared and contrasted to the spaces, characters and their dynamic relationships in Dazai’s work No Longer Human. The process of finding one’s counter space (alternative space) is to pass through spaces of life and death and face reality. In between those spaces, spaces are expanded horizontally and vertically to transform into a heterotopic space. This space affects the inner qualities of the characters and new points of surplus are derived from it. As his own specific space set as the backdrop, the main character Yōzō passes the boundary between utopia and dystopia, dreaming of escaping and reclaiming life. In this conflicted situation between negotiation and interference, the coexistence between the struggles are analyzed through a heterotopic perspective to give rise to a new explanation. By investigating the heterotopia in this literature beyond borders, a distinct meaning will be given to Dazai’s work..