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From the Perspective of Gender Discrimination: The Tragic Ending of Female Characters in Higuchi Ichiyo’s Works “Self-immolation” and “Childhood Sweethearts”

Authors
Weiqing Chen1, Yingcheng Huang2, *, Xintong Wang3
1Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
2Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
3Wuhan Foreign Language School, Wuhan, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 22643028@life.hkbu.edu.hk
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Yingcheng Huang
Available Online 13 February 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-97-8_4How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Feminism; modern Japanese literature; Ichiba Higuchi; Meiji period
Abstract

Higuchi Ichiyo is a famous female writer in the early Meiji period. Hers works not only reflected the social status of the bottom class in the Meiji period, but also the forerunner of women’s consciousness awakening in the Meiji period. Therefore, based on the analysis of “Self-Immolation” and “Childhood sweethearts”, this paper will analyze the tragic endings of female characters in these two works from the perspective of gender discrimination by adopting the methods of common discussion and analysis. This paper analyzes their commonalities from four perspectives: family background, female subject consciousness, society and values, author’s ideology, and creation background. From the perspective of gender discrimination, we can learn the status of women and the awakening of female consciousness in the Meiji period.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 4th International Conference on Literature, Art and Human Development (ICLAHD 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
13 February 2023
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978-2-494069-97-8
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2352-5398
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