夜明け前が一番暗い

―八木詠美『空芯手帳』―

抄録

The main character of the novel Kuushin Techou lied that she was "I’m pregnant", trigger ed by a variety of absurd incidents she received at the company. This innovative setting is often f eatured in newspapers and magazines as "a record of a woman’s ongoing battle against harassment." However, the narrator makes it clear that this lie was not planned. In addition, this novel is a first-person novel that incorporates the style of "notebook" that records the events of "four days ago." Therefore, in this paper, we would like to separate Kuushin Techou from its reputation as "a record of woman’s continuous struggle against harassment." Then, we are going to reread it as a story of the main character changing herself while objectively reflecting on her problems.