오키나와 공동체 자립 담론의 향방 -오시로 다쓰히로의 「신의 섬」⋅「후텐마여」를 중심으로

Abstract

This article examines the view of Okinawa's self-reliance in Oshiro Tatsuhiro's novel. The texts include <Kamisima>(1968) and <Futenma>(2011). First, <Kamisima> is a work that holds Yamato responsible for the fact-finding of mass suicide that occurred during the Battle of Okinawa in the late 1960s. Oshiro's view that it is difficult to return to Japan with Okinawa buried the responsibility of the Japanese military in the mass suicide process is read. Although Okinawa's identity and distance from mainland Japan are emphasized through the characters, they are not seeking independence. However, it insists on returning to Japan, where integration without discrimination is premised. Second, <Futenma> dealt with the issue of U.S. military bases, which is still at issue today. The problem of the deteriorated base centered on the noisy sound of the U.S. military plane, but as the contradictions are so close that deep Okinawa's grim reality is depicted where and how to solve them. It also shows young people who are interested in Okinawa tradition and identity and struggle in their own areas based on critical reality awareness. However, the fact that the Japanese Self-Defense Forces issue was excluded from the base issue is pointed out as a limitation. Third, Oshiro emphasizes that Okinawa is a member of Japan but also an independent community with a different history and culture from Yamato. Nevertheless, he appears to be more of a reversionist. He agonized deeply between assimilation and dissimilation. As a result, in the consciousness world, considering the actual conditions, it was tilted toward assimilation. On the other hand, as he fully recognized historical and cultural identity and structural discrimination, he would have dissimilation in the subconscious world.