Meiji's New Women from the Perspective of Visual Fusion based on Soseki Natsume's Novel Sanshiro

Sanshiro is the first of the three early works by Japanese writer Soseki Natsume. Mineko Satomi, the character image of the female protagonist, extends to the other two works, Sorekara and Mon. The event of Thirty yen in the work not only demonstrates Soseki Natsume's unique view on money, but also demonstrates the author's views on women, ethics and civilization criticism. This study utilizes the method of Role-model Theory from the perspective of fusion of horizons to explore the author's creative motivation for the new women, the similarities and differences between Mineko and her prototype Haru Hiratsuka under a pseudonym of Raityou Hiratsuka, the mission and significance of the Meiji new women and the famous magazine Seitou.