赤坂真理〈東京監獄〉論──對戰後日本的質疑與不滿

A Study of Mari Akasaka 's Tokyo Prison

赤坂真理〈東京監獄〉（《文藝》49巻1號-50巻4號、51巻2號，2010年2月-2012年5月）由於榮獲第16屆司馬遼太郎賞等獎項而備受矚目，但評價兩極。本論文探討以下二點。首先是赤坂於座談中提及的作品核心，「people」與「國民」的問題。第二是〈東京監獄〉將戰後的美日關係比喻為男女關係的問題。結論方面，首先主角Mari對於「people」是否可翻譯為「國民」出現前後不同的認知與反應。而且比起戰前，Mari有更加關注戰後的傾向。此外，〈東京監獄〉將戰後的美日關係比喻為男女關係，則是顯現了對戰後日本整體女性化的反彈。

The Tokyo Prison from Mari Akasaka published on Bungei volume 49, number 1 to volume 50, number 4 and volume 51, number 2 during January, 2010 ~May, 2012 won The 16th Ryotaro Shiba Prize and has been in the spotlight recently. The thesis will discuss two major issues in Tokyo Prison. First, Mari Akasaka has mentioned the relationship between people and nationals during one interview; Second, the relationship between America and Japan was compared to men-women connections in Tokyo Prison. In summary, Tokyo Prison revealed the fusion of Japanese individuals and the nation postwar, we also discovered that she had strong national identity, which also can be proved by depiction of nations and individuals seen commonly in the work. The other finding is that to describe the relationship between America and Japan as men-women connections in Tokyo Prison IS based on the rebound of feminizing Japan in postwar era.