Study on Method of Expressing Local Image

Analysis on section composition in 'KAIDOU WO YUKU'

Abstract

In travel essay 'KAIDOU WO YUKU', there are 2 types on section composition. One is 'experience type' composition which shows the dimension of whole images of a local area by describing a lot of local images in the process of author's travel experience, another is 'knowledge type' composition that shows the author's thinking process to bring a local image by describing a variety of knowledge. In other words, considering section composition as the author's thinking process, 'Experience type' composition indicates 'divergent thinking', and 'knowledge type' composition indicates 'convergent thinking.' The feature of the section composition in this essay is 'creative' complex of the 2 section composition types because it is shown in every level of text (whole text, chapter and paragraph.)