An Analysis To The Theme "Self Destination" Of The Later Period Creations Of Natsume Soseki

In modern Japanese literature, Natsume was one of the most imortant writers, who accepted the cultures from China, Japan and Britishi. With strong literary background, he created a large number of literary works in a shrot period. Especially his later works obtain a breakthrough in subject matter and content than the previous. At the same time, thoughs are very deep.The creation of this one period show struggle and contradictions in the deep of the heart, and seek "self destination". This article’s target is to seek "self destination". This theme as the main line, is to seek a way for hunman in the delimma, which shows his solicitude for human facing more hardships and misfortunes.As a starting point of the current research to his creations, this article will reveal the value of this theme, by analyzing the theme from"self’, based on the characters pursuiting the selfhood in the novle, supplemented by the Chinese poems, and investigeting Natsume in social and cultural context in Meiji period. This paper was divided into five parts.Introduction:In this part he research makes a bief in troduction of Natsume Soseki’s life,and status quo of the works of Natsume at homeand abroad is corned out, and overview for "self destination "that concept of the implications, and dug up the theme of the writer’s works.Chapterl:Surrounding the delimma of Sunaga, Shinichiro,Sensei in love and family,this part talk about the hardships of looking for "self destination",then reveals that tragedy of "human nature".Chapter2:Discussing "wayside grass","light and shade" as wellas Chinese poems, Kenzo gradually takes everything as it comes,Kiyoko have taken it leisurely and unoppressively, whereas poem show quiety state of "self desnitation".Natsume gradually spread the volume of "self destination" for us in this part.Chapter3:This chapter tell about reasons:frominst ability "self foundation",transformation of Natsume Soseki’s thought as well as the essence of "self destination".The conclusion discusses the significance and limitations of "self destination".