JLPT N5 • GENERAL

文学(ぶんがく)の道に進む(すすむ)ことや、自分の結婚(けっこん)を巡って(めぐって)激しく対立したため

'Reconciliation' (Wakai) is an exceptionally moving masterpiece written by Naoya Shiga during the Taisho period, depicting his long-standing severe discord and conflict with his biological father, and its dramatic resolution. The protagonist, 'I,' clashed intensely with his father, Naoharu, over his career in literature and his own marriage, remaining completely disowned (estranged) for many years.

❓ Practice Question

志賀直哉の私小説の金字塔『和解』。作家である「私」が、自らの創作活動や婚姻を否定し続ける厳格な実父・直温との十数年に及ぶ葛藤、そして和解を遂げるまでの実録小説です。
Explanation

志賀直哉の私小説の金字塔『和解』。作家である「私」が、自らの創作活動や婚姻を否定し続ける厳格な実父・直温との十数年に及ぶ葛藤、そして和解を遂げるまでの実録小説です。

English Explanation

The narrator was estranged from his father due to disagreements over literature and marriage: '文学(ぶんがく)の道に進む(すすむ)ことや(ことや)、自分の(じぶんの)結婚(けっこん)などを巡って(めぐって)、実父である(じっぷである)直温(なおはる)と激しく(はげしく)対立(たいりつ)し...'.

日本語解説

文章の中に「主人公の『私』は、文学の道に進むことや、自分の結婚などを巡って、実父である直温と激しく対立し、長年にわたり完全に絶縁(勘当)状態にあった」とあります。

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