Adversity In The Movie Silence

This poor man portrays the fulfillment of satori because the poor man has reached satori and as a result he wants to live his remaining life at home him outside, where he was destined throughout the life. This once again, is similar to Sal because it exemplifies that we as individuals who travel must connect to our surroundings because from within it we learn as well. Like Sal has become a road lover after various trips, the poor man is also an outside lover because he loves the horizon and feels the connection with in it. In addition, in the movie Silence we notice how the character of Kichijiro has shaped the life of Father Rodrigues. We as viewers witness Kichijiro once as a Christian until he stepped on the image of Christ forcing him to

He wonders whether he would also step on the image of Christ, if he was forced to. The charcter of Kichijiro shows the relationship that Father Rodrigues and him share causing him in prison to be in the state of inhibition questioning himself and Kichijiro’s character and wondered if there was a difference between the strong and the weak willed. We could note how this character was a foil to Rodrigues that prevented him from being courageous. In contrast, in the novel, The Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk, Gyatso states, “…one of the passengers brought out a basket full of biscuits and passed it around… The girl said, “Take more.” Then the girl took a handful of biscuits and placed them all in my lap… Prison taught you to be frugal with your food…” (Gyatso, 108). Gyatso contradicts that we must connect with our surroundings and its people. In this novel, we learn that the prisoners were often moved from one place to another. Also, they were not allowed to create a bond with anyone otherwise the officers would think they are up to something. As a result, we couldn’t notice a bond that close that Gyatso had with