Gerçeklik ve Kurmaca -Mishima Yukio’nun “Vatanseverlik” Adlı Öyküsünde Japon Toplum Ögeleri

Year 2014, Volume: 54 Issue: 1, 367 - 376, 01.01.2014

Ali Volkan Erdemir

Abstract

Toplumun bir parçası olan yazarın eserlerinde sosyal normlardan esinlendiği görülür. Bu durum, Mishima Yukio’nun “Vatansever” adlı öyküsü için de geçerlidir. Söz konusu öyküdeki karakterler incelendiğinde, Mishima’nın Japon imparatoru, ulusu ve kadını hakkında bilgi sahibi olunacaktır.

Keywords

Mishima Yukio, Patriotism, 26 Şubat Ayaklanması, Seppuku, Sadakat, Japon Kadını, Samuray, Japon Toplumu

Fact And Fiction – Japanese Social Norms in Mishima Yukio’s “Patiıotism”

Abstract

As a member of a society, a writer’s works contain social norms. In that sense, it is possible to find out Mishima Yukio’s ideas on Japan and its people in the short story “Yūkoku”, which has been translated into English as “Patriotism”. The characters of the story are presumed to represent Mishima’s thoughts on the Emperor, the Japanese nation and Japanese women as well. Therefore, the analysis of this story enables the reader to understand the coherence between fact and fiction.

Keywords

Mishima Yukio, Patriotism, The 26 February Incident, Seppuku (ritual suicide), Loyalty, Japanese Women, Samurai, Japanese Society

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