merely my outline...write it yourself! How the Motif of Death creates the Somber Mood I. Through the recurring motif of death the author creates a somber mood A. The Doctor’s Wife by Sawako Ariyoshi B. Kokoro by Natsume Soseki II. Using an unaffected tone the author reveals deaths that are important to the novel. A. “On a night so cold that the herb garden was covered in frost the woman gasped her last breath. K‚ at the time‚ was too preoccupied with her
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When the emperor took the throne in 1868‚ he made it clear that Japan would abolish feudalism and modernise into an industrial society. This period in which Japan borrowed ideas from the West and reformed in such a short time is called the ‘Meiji Restoration’. Japan for some time was considered too remote and poor to be subjected to Western Imperialism. However Emperor Meiji and his advisors made it clear that they were determined to adapt selected features of Western civilisation to become a powerful
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Sensei was a very isolated man. The narrator described him as aloof and unsociable. "I bear with my loneliness now‚ in order to avoid greater loneliness in the years ahead" (Natsume‚ pg.24) He believes that by isolating himself he avoids more reasons for him losing trust in other people and becoming lonelier. It was Sensei’s lack of trust in other people such as his uncle and family‚ which caused him to become so deeply isolated
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The study of Japanese literature is usually divided into classical Japanese literature and modern Japanese literature. Line of demarcation is 1868‚ the date of the Meiji Restoration. Pre-Meiji Japan Tokugawa Period (1600-1868) = Period of Great Peace = Maintenance of the status quo = Domains and Daimyō frozen in status 1. Official ideology -- Neo-Confucianism Before Tokugawa period‚ Confucianism played subordinate role in Japanese thought. Confucianism remained a secular moral and political
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EALL272 Kondo 11/15/2011 Starting date: 10/25/2011 Ending date: 11/15/2011 Osamu Dazai (INTRODUCTION) Osamu Dazai was one of Japanese novelist and considered one of the most important storytellers of postwar Japan. While known primarily as a novelist‚ Dazai also earned recognition for his numerous short stories‚ including “Omoide” (“Memories”)‚ “Sarugashima” (“Monkey Island”)‚ and “Ha” (“Leaves”)‚ which were published in Bannen‚ his first collection of short stories. Like most of his
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it will be easier to understand the effects of boredom on the brain‚ as well as what activities and attention spans are ideal to maximize activity and prevent boredom. The effects that boredom has on the brain were first studied by Katamyama and Natsume (2012). The purpose of their study was to look at the relationship between physiological aspects of boredom and efficient learning; in hopes that they could change the educational system to determine optimal timing for rest or when learning material
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Culture Kinkaku-ji or ’The Temple of the Golden Pavilion’ in Kyoto‚ Special Historic Site‚ Special Place of Scenic Beauty‚ and UNESCO World Heritage Site; its torching by a monk in 1950 is the subject of a novel by Mishima. Main article: Culture of Japan See also: Japanese popular culture Japanese culture has evolved greatly from its origins. Contemporary culture combines influences from Asia‚ Europe and North America. Traditional Japanese arts include crafts such as ceramics‚ textiles‚ lacquerware
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"I’m a very normal high-school girl who loves all stories and literature in the world so‚ so much that I would like to eat it all! I’m just a normal "Literature Girl"!" Tooko Amano is the main heroine in Bungaku Shoujo. She is a yokai‚ who loves to eat books. Tooko is an upperclassman in her third year and usually referred as ’Tooko-senpai’. When she makes her first appearance and through the series‚ there isn’t much shown about herself or background. But instead‚ she helps out any given situation
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“Kokoro: A Reflection to the Main Literary Theme” “But even now‚ I feel a certain pride and happiness in the fact that my intuitive fondness for Sensei was later shown to have not been in vain” (Soseki 12). This quote from Soseki’s Kokoro provides an excellent glimpse to the meaning and translation of the title. The word “Kokoro” as the title is meant to reflect the fact that the narrator has feelings for and shares a rather unexplained desire for Sensei. The reason why the author chose
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The samurai is a class of highly skilled warriors‚ constantly developed in Japan after Taika reform of 646 CE. The reforms included land redistribution and heavy new taxes‚ meant to support and elaborate Chinese-style empire. Samurai is usually assigned in Japanese as bush or buke‚ were the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan. The samurai indicate their origins to the Heian Period expedition to conquer the native Emishi people in the Tohoku Region. At the same time‚ warriors were
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