Yasunari Kawabata Essays

“Their Beauty Has More Meaning,” written by Robinson Jeffers is seventeen lines that all flow with admiration for nature. Jeffers introduced the poem solemnly with the title referring to a their, leaving the audience wondering to whom Jeffers is referring to. Throughout the poem, Jeffers focuses on five forces: storms, the moon, the ocean, dawn, and the birds. There are certain words that are structured differently to show emphasis and the importance of these words to the author. After carefully

Sinking into Corruption: An Analysis of Ryuji and Japan's Progressive Westernization as Reflected Through the Imagery of the Setting The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima explores notions of deceptive innocence of children through a thirteen-year-old boy, Noboru, as well as the intricately intertwined/woven (?) relationship between traditional Japan and the West, embodied by Ryuji and Fusako respectively. Written after World War II by an extremely patriotic

Melanie St. Angelo Professor Dawn Joyce LIT 2120: Literary Analysis 2 February 2017 The Love Suicides at Amijima: Influence to Japanese Society In the early 1700s, Chikamatsu deviated from the conventional historical dramas, and began to captivate and influence audiences with unorthodox puppet plays that were based on actual, recent events. One of Chikamatsu’s most popular examples, The Love Suicides at Amijima, unraveled a local love-suicide story between a married paper merchant, whom was having

The following excerpt “from snow falling on cedars” takes place in an American relocation camp shortly after the attack on the pearl harbor in 1941. This story has some key aspects in it such as letting go of your young ones, coming of age and roles that you must take on with new age and lastly the differences between ethnicity. Fujiko and Hatsue Imada are placed in an American relocation camp, while they are in there Hatsue is interacting with an American boy named Ishmael chambers. They would

Colton Bonner Mrs. Groff ELA 8, Pd. 6/7 7 March 2023 Analysis of “Casey at Bat” “Casey at Bat”, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, is a poem about a baseball game that is nearing completion and they need their best player to get a hit to win the game. Thayer uses imagery, similes, and word choice to help express the hopes of the crowd in Mudville. First, Ernest used imagery to describe the scene at the game. He states, “So upon that stricken multitude grim melancholy sat…” (Thayer 17)

In Masaji Ishikawa's historical memoir A River In Darkness, he recounts his life in North Korea. Ishikawa witnessed many horrors during his life there, driving him to escape. Ishikawa is beaten, abused, and given impossible orders by the North Korean state. These conditions cause him to attempt suicide and then run from North Korea. Humans would rather die than fight when circumstances are oppressively dire. In A River In Darkness, Masaji Ishikawa's thoughts reveal how a human would instead jump

The reason I jump By: Naoki Higashida. Published in Japan in February 28,2007. It was translated and came out in 2013. The publisher is Random house, in New York. Naoki Higashida was diagnosed with autism at a early age. He had a struggle with people understanding the way he is and the reasons he would act a certain way. In this book he expresses and explains how he feels about certain things, also his feelings about certain things. He gives examples of actions he would do, and then say that people

Thesis: Kawabata uses the motif of windows and mirrors in relation to Shimamura infatuation with Yoko and Komako to highlight the fantasy derived from the Japanese patriarchal society that oppresses women into rigid gender roles to entertain the men who perpetuate it. Shimamura’s constant observation of Yoko through reflective surfaces highlights how young girls’ naivete is exploited to fit the male-dominated view of the oppressive society they live in. While Shimamura is on a train “into the

The Importance of Cultural Value in Moon of the Crusted Snow In the world where individualism and self-interest often take centre stage, power and resilience originally founded through communal values are forgotten. The novel Moon of the Crusted Snow, by Waubgeshig Rice explores the cooperation of an Anishinaabe community in northern Ontario during the chaos as they experience power outage and increasing violence and crime. The novel highlights that collaboration and shared values among the community

The reason I jump By: Naoki Higashida. Published in Japan in February 28,2007. It was translated and came out in 2013. The publisher is Random house, in New York. Naoki Higashida was diagnosed with autism at a early age. He had a struggle with people understanding the way he is and the reasons he would act a certain way. In this book he expresses and explains how he feels about certain things. He gives examples of actions he would do, and then proceeds to say that people look at him as he is not

The contrast between appearance and reality exists in the world, and remains extremely prominent in literature. Irony exists in literature to show this differing perspective of reality, while foreshadow gives the reader minor hints at what the author actually plans to happen at the end. Symbolism usually appears in literature when an author gives an item a deeper meaning than the actual meaning. All play a crucial role in the creation of the highly-entertaining and highly-regarded short story, “The

Although India’s prosperity seems to be rising quite well, poverty is still evident in some parts of the country. The documentary, Born Into Brothels: Calcutta’s Red Light Kids, is one that shows the living conditions of the people who live in the red light district. Filmmakers Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman direct it, although the first person point of view is seen from Briski’s perspective. To get a more intimate look into what it is like to live in the red light district of India, a special group

In Chopin’s The Awakening, symbols are extremely prevalent as a form of conveying a message or driving a point. The use of a symbol allows for individual interpretation which is important for this novel seeing as different understandings of Edna Pontellier’s actions do occur. More specifically, the symbol concerning the ocean and Edna learning to swim within it is significant for readers. This symbol is one which signifies momentous occasions for Edna such as improvements to her lifestyle or major

Chikamatsu Monzaemon’s play, The Love Suicides at Amijima explores the disgrace of Jihei and Koharu’s misbegotten romance, the underlying conflict of hidden innuendos aimed at the Japanese social class and the sense of honor and duty formed between two women from seemingly different backgrounds. In order to fully understand these themes, the reader must take into account the societal and familial structure placed upon individuals in Osaka, Japan during the 1720s. Within this culture, from birth

Abstract Well-known author and illustrator Audrey Wood has worked independently, and with others to develop books for children like Quick as a Cricket! About a young boy who is discovering things he can do with comparison of outdoor animals. Wood describes the activities the boy is doing with phrases in relation to what the animal does. Using language like quick as a cricket, slow as a snail, and quiet as a clam (Wood, 1982). The book gives children insight into animals, as well as discovering

In twentieth century modern society, one of the most common pastimes has been listening to music. Over the last few decades the medium in which people listened to music has changed from the radio to cassettes, CDs, and Ipods. Over time the way in which music is produced has also changed. Introductions to the electric guitar in the nineteen fifties and sixties created a whole new exploration of music influencing popular genres such as rock music. In the nineteen seventies and eighties synthesizers

Through the use of imagery, Yasunari Kawabata creates a still, quiet, and serene atmosphere in his short story ¨Girl Who Approached the Fire.¨ The story starts with the description of a lake: ¨The water of the lake glittered in the distance. It was the color of a stagnant spring in an old garden on a moonlit evening¨ (para. 1). The description of the lake compares its color to that of a static time unaffected by the world. Kawabata´s diction in the second sentence engenders the image of stillness

loosen up and show who really they are and what they are feeling. Like Sayoko, she always follow her husband, she always doing the things what her husband wants and letting herself to hide what she really wants. In this story, we could analyse that Yasunari messages us that a girl is very fragile, that every girl is very weak to show her emotions and afraid to fight what she wants. During the times when Sayoko was abused by her husband, she did not fight to him, rather she let him to abuse her. She

Hypermasculinity is a huge aspect of each piece of literature and film that we read and watched in class. The men in these portrayals are often time shown as nonrealistic versions of men and driven purely by sexual desire, vengeance, power and greed. With this idea of hypermasculinity, the women that are shown in the literature that we have read are often made to be submissive, ‘innocent’, pure and are taught how to be silent in the presence of a male, putting their needs and dreams on the backburner

The Norton Introduction To Literature by Kelly J. Mays is a book comprised of several different narratives. These narratives all had their own uniqueness to them, but shared certain themes. The Anthology is a compendium of various works by different authors. This book helped us learn about the many different elements of literature that are used throughout these stories. Of the numerous elements taught to us throughout the book, the narration, symbolism, and conflict helped make comparing and contrasting