A Probe Into The Forest Consciousness

Kenzaburo Oe is Japan’s second won the Nobel Prize for literature, has an importantposition in the history of Japanese literature. In his nearly sixty years of writing career, hisworks always have a kind of creative consciousness--consciousness of the forest. This articlemainly analyzes Kenzaburo Oe consciousness of the forest, and on the creation timeKenzaburo Oe consciousness of the forest is been divided into three parts, and connectingwith the work to analyzes Kenzaburo Oe consciousness of the forest in each part, startingfrom the book, connecting with the existentialism, humanism theory and social environment,analyzing Kenzaburo Oe forest consciousness in each period different connotation, findingKenzaburo Oe care for the problem of the existence of people, especially in the late ofspiritual care.The introduction is briefly introduced Kenzaburo Oe’s literary achievements, explainwhy this paper choice the problem about Kenzaburo Oe’s forest consciousness as paper’stopic, and as the breakthrough point, analyze Kenzaburo Oe’s creative qualities. In cardingthis topic research present situation, and on the basis of establishment of specific researchfocus and innovation of the paper writing.The text mainly divided into four chapters, mainly expounds the Kenzaburo Oeconsciousness of forest. Analysis of each stage the content of forest consciousness, formingreason, expression in the work and its value and meaning.The first chapter, the Japanese consciousness of the forest and Kenzaburo Oe consciousnessof the forestFirst of all, from the perspective of the keywords which is forest consciousness, explainits meaning, analysis the content of the Japanese forest consciousness and the formationreasons, and analysis the content of Kenzaburo Oe forest consciousness and the reason.Second, the consciousness of the forest of Kenzaburo Oe can be divided into three stages forspecific analysis.The second chapter, the emergence of the consciousness of the forest-"closed paradise"This period of forest is the creation of the Kenzaburo Oe with no subjectiveconsciousness, works mostly occurred in the forest, when people are in a state ofimprisonment in the forest, but people without knowing it, Kenzaburo Oe at this time in hisworks focus on the problem is people’s survival crisis, this relate to his growth in the forest environment, in this forest atmosphere, grandmother and mother also told him many fairytales about the forest, these are all important reasons to emergence consciousness of theforest.The third chapter, the formation of the consciousness of the forest-"regenerativeparadise"During this period Kenzaburo Oe has formed its own unique consciousness of the forest,it has become a part of his writing consciousness. At this point in the work he deals with theissues of Japanese society including the concept of death and rebirth and thesis of departureand return. This is because of after the Second World War Japanese politics, economy, cultureproblems, and connected with him access to the existential inseparable.The fourth chapter, forest consciousness ascend-"eternal paradise"Kenzaburo Oe has been looking for a perfect utopia place, and depicting forest is a landof peach blossoms which he is searching in his books, in the third part he tried to seek the wayto save the soul, look forward to the "new man", and hope to be able to solve the issue ofhuman destiny. It comes from his decades of reflection, reflection on the social and family andhimself. His consciousness of the forest is not only the first no consciousness writing, but thereal attention and evaluation in the life, he wants to look for the "utopia" homes in the truesense.Conclusion is a summary to text and added content, it judges the value of Kenzaburo Oeforest consciousness. Forest consciousness, as a kind of literary consciousness, it shows thatKenzaburo Oe is a responsible writer. From the initial concern the problem of people’s living,and now pay attention to the whole human society survival question, he wants to find asolution for the ills of modern civilization as his own duty. In this sense, the creation ofKenzaburo Oe forest consciousness reflects his dream of saving the modern civilization,makes him out of his own country, and becomes a world-class writer.