漱石前期三部曲中的色彩表現 ─ 以紅、青、白為中心 ─

Abstract

本論旨在探討夏目漱石「前期三部曲」中，「顏色」的象徵意義。至今，已有多篇論文針對漱石小說中出現的色彩語進行考察。諸位學者的見解雖然精闢，但多侷限於漱石的特定單一作品，並未有通盤之探討。因此本論試圖將範圍擴大，以夏目漱石的「前期三部作」中「紅」「青」「白」三種顏色為對象，考察其象徵意義，並仔細觀察各色彩間的關係或色彩使用的變化，討論其與作品中出場角色的內心世界與故事展開之間的關係。 最後筆者將法華經的寓言故事「三界火宅」與「前期三部曲」做連結，從「現実世界─自然─理想世界」的構造，探究「紅─青─白」的構圖。

This paper is focused on investigating the meaning of colors in Souseki Natsume’s “ early trilogy”. There are many studies written about the words of colors in Souseki’s novels and many brilliant points in these studies. However, most of the studies are limited to individual novel and do not have a comprehensively analysis of all novels. Therefore, this paper will expand the range of research, which focused on the symbolisms of color of “red”, “blue”, and “white”, and observing the details of relationships and variety between the colors and discussing the relationship between mind worlds of characters and story plot based on Souseki Natsume’s “early trilogy”. At last, the writer connects the story of Lotus Sutra and “early trilogy”, from structure of “reality - natural -ideal world” to discover the plot of “red-blue-whie”.