物語の構成原理としての異界往還と、近代におけるリアリティーの確保

Abstract

The story type in which the hero goes back and forth with another world is one of the basic structures of the story. The act of reading itself is a return to and from another world. However, in modern times, it is necessary to secure a certain level of reality that suits the readership. Here are some ways to do this, using modern Japanese novels as an example.

Example of how to secure reality:

(1) Set the other world to the world that continues with the real world

(2) Show physical evidence that guarantees the fact of going back and

forth to another world

(3) Narrative mechanism

(4) Drawing the five senses felt by the person who went back and forth.