Open AccessThe Portrayal of Women in Shiga Literature from the Perspective of “Intersexuality”
Author(s) -
Zuo Linmei
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
studies in linguistics and literature
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2573-6434
pISSN - 2573-6426
DOI - 10.22158/sll.v6n2p5
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , consciousness , human sexuality , perspective (graphical) , gender studies , face (sociological concept) , gender inequality , feminism , literature , sociology , aesthetics , art , philosophy , inequality , social science , epistemology , visual arts , mathematical analysis , mathematics , computer science , operating system
Bisexuality is an ancient concept introduced into literature by Virginia Woolf in the 1920s, which breaks through the traditional framework of gender dichotomy and reaches a new level of feminism. According to Woolf’s idea of bi-sexuality, the greatest minds are bi-sexual, i.e., masculine and feminine in one body at the same time. Shiga has long been regarded as Japan’s “god of fiction”, a man whose delicate and vivid writing, concise and powerful language has produced many classic works of literature and literary images. Throughout his life, the theme of women has been a major theme in Shiga’s literary output. In modern Japanese society, which was centred on a patriarchal culture, women were one of the most oppressed groups. This paper focuses on the intersexual consciousness of the female characters in Shiga Naoya’s literature, a study that has profound implications for modern women’s awakening to their own consciousness in the face of gender inequality.