Abstract
Ryunosuke Akutagawa's “A Fool's Life” is his last work, written shortly before his death, and is considered the culmination of Akutagawa's literature. Therefore, it evokes many problems inherent in the work, and it is necessary to interpret the work from various approaches rather than from a single perspective. Therefore, I have tried to explore the interpretation of the work from a variety of perspectives.
As a result, “A Fool's Life” is interpreted as a “confession” that makes full use of all of Akutagawa's past creative methods. It is not only a “confession” as an individual, but a work in which Akutagawa exposes himself without lying, while being aware that he is a writer. In other words, the work implies “confession” in order to emphasize being a writer.
