1 Synergic metaphor
The analysis of literature is based on the interpreting mind of a reader, while a synergic metaphor is the macro analysis method used to research the writing brain of an author．Basically, I use the shape of an “ L ” to denote the reading brain on its vertical arm and the writing brain on the horizontal arm．I then create a database by plotting each scene on the L graph．Next, I build an ensemble of many combinations to merge both cognitive activities, and look for the path of a signal within the brain．
Synergic metaphors that I devised previously are “Thomas Mann and fuzzy”, “Luxun and chaos”, “Ogai Mori and feeling” and “Nadine Gordimer and motivation”. I considered the writing style as the writing brain of each author, in particular the problem-solving scene is a significant object of analysis. This time I selected “Snow Country” (1948) by Yasunari Kawabata (1899 – 1972) and consider “nothingness and creation” as his reading brain, and the object achievement type cognitive development as his writing brain.
花村嘉英（2019）「川端康成の『雪国』から見えてくるシナジーのメタファーとは－無と創造から目的達成型の認知発達へ」より translated by Yoshihisa Hanamura