重讀石牟礼道子《苦海淨土》中的水俣病－－定量文本分析之AI技術為輔助－－

Rereading Minamata Disease in Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow of Michiko Ishimure: With the Aid of Quantitative Text Analysis Using AI Technology

本論文是在AI技術的幫助下，對《苦海淨土》進行重讀，重點關注水俣病與作品人物之間的關係。首先，使用定量文本分析軟體KH Coder進行分析。觀察三種不同的共現關係圖，發現“水俣病”和“工廠”這兩個語彙之間最強的關係出現在第二章。接著，針對“水俣病”和“工廠”之間關係進行文本分析，得知；第二章中“水俣病”用於批評“工廠”。此外，分析作品人物對工廠的態度，得知作品中“工廠”存有矛盾性，甚至代表了《苦海淨土》中水俣的矛盾。定量文本分析協助找出作品研讀的關鍵點，輔以作品分析讓分析讓《苦海淨土》有不同的解讀。

This paper is a re-reading of Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow with the assistance of AI technology, focusing on the relationship between Minamata disease and the characters. First, the quantitative text analysis software KH Coder was used to analyze Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow. Through three types of cooccurrence networks, we found that the strongest relationship between the two lexical terms “Minamata disease” and “factory” is found in Chapter 2. Then, textual analysis focusing on the relationship between the two vocabulary terms “Minamata disease” and “factory” suggests that the use of “Minamata disease” in Chapter 2 is related to criticism of the “factory”. In addition, an analysis of the characters’ attitudes toward the factory shows that the ambiguity of the word “factory” is present in the text. It can be said to represent Minamata’s conflict.