英文摘要 |
Saka no Ue no Kumo is a historical novel .What exactly was the samurai spirit in the Meiji period as represented in Saka no Ue no Kumo? Even though there are a few studies that have been done on this subject, the question of how the samurai spirit in the Meiji period should be presented, still demand much exploration to fill in the blank. In an attempt to resolve this issue, this research seeks to compare the difference between the samurai spirit as described in Saka no Ue no Kumo and the true bushido present during Meiji 30-40 (1897-1912). After comparing the facts, It is evident that both of these two great importance to loyalty and obligation and bravery .However, it is more evident that the difference lies in between how the Chuko Bushido (Bushido of Loyalty and Filial Piety) was interpreted and handled, as mentioned in Gunjin Chokuyu (Imperial Rescript to Soldiers and Sailors) and Kyoiku ni Kansuru Chokugo (Imperial Rescript on Education). Due to the reason that this ideology is often regarded as wartime propaganda, Shiba Ryotaro may have chosen to play down this particular note in order to avoid deviation from the focus of the novel, and to emphasize on the samurai spirit in the Meiji period as the basis which traditional Japanese culture expands upon. This is the point often neglected by past studies, as well as the defining writing technique of this novel. |