“Points and Lines”, Seicho Matsumoto’s first mystery novel as well as his masterpiece, is said to be the first social mystery novel. It was published on the journal, “Tabi” from Feburary, 1958 to January of the following year. Later it was also published as a book and became a bestseller. Toei Studi...
“Points and Lines”, Seicho Matsumoto’s first mystery novel as well as his masterpiece, is said to be the first social mystery novel. It was published on the journal, “Tabi” from Feburary, 1958 to January of the following year. Later it was also published as a book and became a bestseller. Toei Studio made a movie of it in 1958 and in 2007, it was also aired as a two-part TV drama, starring Takeshi Kitano. His work has been steadily popular that Asahi TV aired another two-part TV drama, “The special version, Remarking 100th anniversary of the birth of Seicho Matsumoto.” Recently, his translated work has been on the front burner in Korea. The precedent researches on “Points and Lines” are mostly inadequate, just comparing and analyzing social mystery novel. Therefore, this study is to figure out the then social image through symbolism of concealment and manipulation in “Points and Lines” and to help reader’s understanding by discussing what message the writer wanted to deliver. This study defined “points” as a character and an event and “lines” as a relationship between “point” of “Points and Lines.” A character and an event, which are “point” symbolize concealment and manipulation and relationships between characters and event. which are “lines” have the same symbolism. As for analyzing characters, it is divided into an assailant, a victim and a chaser to find more about symbolism and characteristics of individuals. Also relationships that are shown in the events of “Mass suicide” and “Corruption scandal” are categorized into “manipulated points and lines” and “concealed points and lines” to find out the meaning of symbolism that are hidden in each event. Lastly, it also investigates “‘wrongly connected lines; by perceptions that were formed by characteristics of the novel”, “Combination of travel and mystery” and “Points and Lines as a social mystery novel” The writer was to criticize and file a complaint against a society which was blinded to see the hidden side due to social-structural contradiction through the novel, which was inspired by true story of corruption scandal. Also, it reflects true image of human, living in reality in the novel to find the answer to the way of life through endless questioning and investigating about the existence of human-being.
“Points and Lines”, Seicho Matsumoto’s first mystery novel as well as his masterpiece, is said to be the first social mystery novel. It was published on the journal, “Tabi” from Feburary, 1958 to January of the following year. Later it was also published as a book and became a bestseller. Toei Studio made a movie of it in 1958 and in 2007, it was also aired as a two-part TV drama, starring Takeshi Kitano. His work has been steadily popular that Asahi TV aired another two-part TV drama, “The special version, Remarking 100th anniversary of the birth of Seicho Matsumoto.” Recently, his translated work has been on the front burner in Korea. The precedent researches on “Points and Lines” are mostly inadequate, just comparing and analyzing social mystery novel. Therefore, this study is to figure out the then social image through symbolism of concealment and manipulation in “Points and Lines” and to help reader’s understanding by discussing what message the writer wanted to deliver. This study defined “points” as a character and an event and “lines” as a relationship between “point” of “Points and Lines.” A character and an event, which are “point” symbolize concealment and manipulation and relationships between characters and event. which are “lines” have the same symbolism. As for analyzing characters, it is divided into an assailant, a victim and a chaser to find more about symbolism and characteristics of individuals. Also relationships that are shown in the events of “Mass suicide” and “Corruption scandal” are categorized into “manipulated points and lines” and “concealed points and lines” to find out the meaning of symbolism that are hidden in each event. Lastly, it also investigates “‘wrongly connected lines; by perceptions that were formed by characteristics of the novel”, “Combination of travel and mystery” and “Points and Lines as a social mystery novel” The writer was to criticize and file a complaint against a society which was blinded to see the hidden side due to social-structural contradiction through the novel, which was inspired by true story of corruption scandal. Also, it reflects true image of human, living in reality in the novel to find the answer to the way of life through endless questioning and investigating about the existence of human-being.
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