こんばんは。今回はブクログです。
「かがみの孤城」は前から読みたいと思っていたのですが、上下巻合わせて800ページを超え、なかなか手を出せずにいましたが、やっと上の方を読み終えました。
あらすじ
学校での居場所をなくし、閉じこもっていた“こころ”の目の前で、ある日突然部屋の鏡が光り始めた。
輝く鏡をくぐり抜けた先にあったのは、城のような不思議な建物。
そこには“こころ”を含め、似た境遇の7人が集められていた。
なぜこの7人が、なぜこの場所に――
すべてが明らかになるとき、驚きとともに大きな感動に包まれる。
生きづらさを感じているすべての人に贈る物語。
学校の問題？家庭の問題？
主人公のこころはあることをきっかけにして学校に行かなくなるわけですが、近年問題になっている「不登校」「いじめ」についてです。
これらの問題は実際に当事者になってみないと当事者の気持ちを真にわから事はできないと思います。しかし、この物語の登場人物に共通するのは、「責任感が強く、自分自身に問題を見出してしまう」ということだと思います。それ以外にもありますが、例えば、親に心配をかけたくなくて本当のことが言えない、これ以上エスカレートしたらどうしよう、自分にはこれ以上無理だ、という風な考えに陥るのではないでしょうか？
これが学校の問題と言えるのか、家庭の問題と言えるのかの判断は難しく、双方に何かしらの問題があるのではないしょうか。双方が問題点を発見し、解決へのプロセスが正しく行われれば大きな問題には発展しません。
しかし、双方のコミュニケーションが欠如してしまうと発見に遅れが生じ、問題の収拾ができなくなる可能性が出てきます。これが、まさに今問題となっているわけです。
上でも書きましたが、当事者にしかわからないことは多くあります。
だからこそ、SNSを正しく使えば精神的負担の軽減につなげることができたり、民間の団体の介入によって同じ境遇同士で共感、互いを励ましあうことも可能になるのではないでしょうか？
この問題に正解はなく、その人にとってベストを考えたいですが、そこで考えすぎて時間を使うよりも、現状を少しでも良くするベターな方法を考えていく方が良いのではないかと思います。
English edition
Hello. I've been wanting to read "Kagami no Kojo" for a long time, but I never got around to it.
I've been wanting to read "Kagami no Kohanjo" for a long time, but I couldn't get into it because it's over 800 pages in total, but I finally finished the upper part.
Synopsis
One day, a mirror in her room suddenly began to glow in front of "Kokoro," who had lost her place at school and was confined to her room.
One day, the mirror in his room suddenly started to glow in front of him. After passing through the shining mirror, he found a mysterious castle-like building.
There, seven people in similar circumstances, including Kokoro, were gathered together.
Why are these seven people here, and why in this place?
When everything becomes clear, you will be surprised and moved.
This is a story for all those who feel difficulty in living.
School problems? Family problems?
The main character, Kokoro, stopped going to school because of something that happened to her, and the story is about "truancy" and "bullying," which have become problems in recent years.
I think it is impossible to truly understand the feelings of the people involved in these problems unless you actually become one. However, I believe that the characters in this story have one thing in common: they have a strong sense of responsibility and find problems in themselves. There is more to it than that, but for example, they can't tell the truth because they don't want to worry their parents, what if it escalates further, or they think that they can't take it any further.
It is difficult to determine whether this is a school problem or a family problem, but I think there is something wrong with both parties. If both parties discover the problem and the process to solve it is done correctly, it will not develop into a big problem.
However, if there is a lack of communication between the two parties, there will be a delay in finding the problem and the problem may not be resolved. This is exactly what is happening now.
As I mentioned above, there are many things that only the people involved can understand.
That's why, if we use social networking services correctly, we can reduce the mental burden, and with the intervention of private organizations, we can empathize and encourage each other in the same situation.
There is no right answer to this problem, and I would like to think about what is best for each person, but rather than spending too much time thinking about it, I think it would be better to think of a better way to improve the current situation.
