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<p>Building upon ethical principles, this semantic reading of J.M.G. Le Clézio’s novel <i>Les Géants</i> illustrates how the Franco-Mauritian author problematizes dichotomous thinking laden with concepts of reality through the enigmatic colorless world-view, while simultaneously expressing the hope that another sensation leading to purification is possible. Delving into human innate desires, Le Clézio demonstrates how the verification of multiple realities can be judged to be false and true. True reality and false reality are apparently similar. There exists in the author’s works not one but two binary processes in white/black. Le Clézio implores us to take a closer look at these two aspects of the colorless process that function as a call to revolt against a deceptive and manipulated solipsism to which the post-modern subject hangs on. The author suggests that the call for spiritual awakening beyond simplistic thinking will certainly encourage his compatriots to be more sympathetic to his position, leading to a possible coexistence with the Other through the purification of the ego. Le Clézian morality focuses on cultivating such a mind that sees through the essence without being fooled by phenomena in the post-modern era.</p>

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The Predilection for White and Black in Le Clézio’s Les Géants: A Moral Framework for Dealing with the Modern Siren Voices?

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    2026年3月4日

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  • Kenichiro Otani

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Building upon ethical principles, this semantic reading of J.M.G. Le Clézio’s novel Les Géants illustrates how the Franco-Mauritian author problematizes dichotomous thinking laden with concepts of reality through the enigmatic colorless world-view, while simultaneously expressing the hope that another sensation leading to purification is possible. Delving into human innate desires, Le Clézio demonstrates how the verification of multiple realities can be judged to be false and true. True reality and false reality are apparently similar. There exists in the author’s works not one but two binary processes in white/black. Le Clézio implores us to take a closer look at these two aspects of the colorless process that function as a call to revolt against a deceptive and manipulated solipsism to which the post-modern subject hangs on. The author suggests that the call for spiritual awakening beyond simplistic thinking will certainly encourage his compatriots to be more sympathetic to his position, leading to a possible coexistence with the Other through the purification of the ego. Le Clézian morality focuses on cultivating such a mind that sees through the essence without being fooled by phenomena in the post-modern era.