How Does Matsuo Basho's Journey Affect Literature

Matsuo Basho’s journey has had a significant impact on literature due to his well-written journals. Basho’s journals reveal his life style and experiences. In his first journal, The Records of a Weather-exposed Skeleton, Basho conveys his spiritual thoughts and religious life that has more meaning than he ever thought. Basho’s journal contains several poems as he further reveals different people, religious traditions, and significant places that has made his journey more significant. In Matsuo Basho’s first journal he reveals the reason why he is travelling and how serious this journey is for him. Basho departs from his home into the North in order to experience the culture aspects and nature of Japan. Throughout, the first journal we could see
For example, I just came from India because my grandfather passed away. As a result, I went to India after so many years seeing various new places and learning more. Similarly, as stated by Basho, “At last I reached my native village in the beginning of September, but I could not find a single trace of the herbs my mother used to grow…Nothing remained the same in my native village” (Basho 55). Likewise, when I went to India I could see various changes nothing was the same. The people changed, many of them died, the houses look different, and even more historic places were being created. Like, Basho I could see the changes especially the absence of my grandfather like Basho’s mothers. Since, Basho’s journey was full of religious practices, and visiting different temples and shrines so did I because it was part of my religion to do that after someone’s death. As you can see, like this journey was significant for Basho in order to be like his ancient poets and travel and encounter the various events they did similarly in India my journey was full of religious ceremonies and spiritual ideas that I have never seen