Spiritual Dilemmas Of Characters In Kobo Abe’s Novels

Kobo Abe is a unique novelist of the modern school in the Japanese literary world and a pioneer of Japanese existentialist literature,whose novels are widely acclaimed in the field of literature for their unique and far-reaching style.He insisted on creating literature centered on human beings,paying attention to the living conditions of the general public in real society,and devoted himself to presenting the spiritual plight of modern people in his novels and exploring ways to get rid of them in his literary creation.This thesis focuses on the spiritual dilemmas of the characters presented in Kobo Abe’ s novels,the first chapter focuses on the specific manifestations of characters’ dilemmas in Kobo Abe’s novels: "cocoon" and "wall",and analyzes the mental condition of the characters in their dilemmas by combining these two types of figurative chains,capturing the transformation and confusion of the characters in them.The second chapter focuses on the contextual inquiry,and explores the influence of Kobo’s unique life experience and profound cultural accumulation on his spiritual dilemmas through the historical background of Japan’s post-war reconstruction and the social and cultural conditions of the urbanization period.Chapter 3 focuses on the artistic value and modern significance of Kobo Abe’s dilemma writing in his novels.The first section analyzes the literary style and formal innovation in the process of dilemma writing in the context of the text,while the second section explores the significance of Kobo Abe’s dilemma writing and analyzes its guiding role in modern life.Kobo Abe’s novels have far-reaching modern significance in writing about the spiritual dilemmas of his characters.He uses the background of a fast-developing society to outline the roadmap of his characters in their dilemmas,and uses the absurd literary world to look at the social reality he sees and feels,reflecting on the flaws that have sprung up in the development of society,and infusing readers with the wisdom of life and the courage to face up to their difficulties.