《小白》 / Shiro

《小白》 / Shiro is an [[AkutagawaRyunosuke|芥川龙之介]] story summarized near the end of 17.地狱变：众生皆苦，一念入魔. The episode describes a white dog who fails to save a friend, becomes black, is driven away, then keeps rescuing others until transformation and possible redemption become the story’s center.

The source treats the story as gentler than [[HellScreen|《地狱变》]] but still tied to guilt, cowardice, self-punishment, rescue, and the desire to become good after failure. It helps keep Akutagawa’s darkness from becoming one-note.

Connections

• [[AkutagawaRyunosuke|芥川龙之介]] - author.
• Akutagawa Salvation Problem / 芥川式救赎问题 - redemption branch of the episode.
• Story-Based Empathy - concrete story of guilt and repair rather than abstract moral instruction.
• [[HellScreen|《地狱变》]] - darker comparison case within the same source.