Aoi No Ue Analysis

Japan has created many separate holidays over the centuries of its existence. It is commonplace for nearly every holiday that takes place to involve some form of mask or masks. One of the most famous masks is called Oni, currently known as invisible spirit of the dead in Chinese. Oni are known in Japanese folklore as hellish creature whom come from hell to terrify evil humans. The origin of Oni is believed by some scholars to be Buddhist, yet since its creation, Oni have spread to other beliefs and as a cultural icon all across Japan. Later, the story changed from horrifying beasts to creatures that are outcasts, showing them in a more sympathetic light. Stories appealed to peoples emotions as the Oni were mistreated and disliked by many.

Okonkwo life is “dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness” (Achebe 13). When Okonkwo was a boy, his playmates teased him calling, saying that his father was agbala. Okonkwo’s father, Unoka, was lazy. He did not work on his farm; he died in great debt. He did not acquire a single title. He did not have a barn to pass down to his son. Unoka is a type of man who is scorned in Umofia. He is seen as weak and effeminate. As Okonkwo grows older, he is determined not become a failure like his father. His father was weak; he will be strong. His father was lazy; he will be hard-working. Okonkwo earned his fame by defeating the reigning wrestling champion. Okonkwo diligently plants yam, building a successful farm. He builds himself an obi, has three wives and many children. His fame “rested on solid personal achievements” (Achebe 3). Okonkwo will not let one womanly trait sully his reputation. Therefore, he “hate[d] everything that his father Unoka had loved” (Achebe 13). One of these was gentleness. Okonkwo refuses to show any signs of emotion, except his temper. He

Unoka is Okonkwo’s father, he is a very lazy man and has amassed many debts. Okonkwo is very ashamed of Unoka and seems to hate him very much. Achebe states

Good morning/afternoon panel. Today I am here to propose my idea for the sequel of Bran Nue Dae. Bran Nue Dae Teu will be following Rosie and her music career which takes her and Willie across the world, but Willie has other thoughts. I believe that my idea for this sequel will be a good idea because is keeping the nature of the first film.

Concept O reflects the fact that RA/PsA forces Patients to feel like they are often living at the mercy of the disease and that they must cope with the pain and limitations alone.

Oshosi lives in the woods and is a great hunter and fisherman. He's also a warrior, a magician and a seer with shamanistic powers. Ochosi is the lord of justice, and the patron of those who have problems with the law. He is the protector of children, the weak, the helpless, and the aged. Ochosi lives in an iron cauldron with Ogún, which is placed next to Eleguá near the interior entryway of the home. In order to petition Ochosi for justice, the seeker must be in the right. Ochosi is one of the four warriors, with Eleguá, Ogún and Osun. The eleke for Ochosi is usually blue and yellow, sometimes with green, coral or amber beads. His numbers are 3, 4 and 7.He is associated with Saint Norbert.

Lastly, the missionaries drive Okonkwo to violence and brutality through the mere presence of them in Umuofia. For example, Okonkwo ‘trembles with hate, unable to utter a word’ (204) as they integrate Christianity into his village. Thus, Okonkwo’s hatred and closed mind with his son, his community, and the missionaries drive him to mental stress, causing his life to turn into bad struggle and savagery. Firstly, after Nwoye shows disloyalty towards his father, Okonkwo disowns him. He tells his other children the ‘great abomination’ Nwoye is and how ‘he is no longer his son or their brothers’ (172). This dispute within the kinship is due to Okonkwo’s resistance to embrace his son's beliefs and admiration for Christianity. His unwillingness to see through the ‘betrayal’ of his son leads to division in family, hurting his mental state. Furthermore, the people within his village create angst in his life as well. With all the change in Umuofia, Okonkwo develops a new outlook on the men and people, seeing them as weak and frail. To illustrate, he exclaims that ‘he mourned for the clan’ and ‘mourned for the warlike men of Umuofia, who had unaccountably become soft like women’

In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe the main character Okonkwo and his father, Unoka are very different, but also similar in some aspects of their lives. They’re similar because they are both fathers of children. They’re also different because Okonkwo is a hard worker but most importantly a clan leader of Umuofia, and his father was a debtor who was lazy and a man of no title of Umuofia.

Strong religious and spiritual believes is shown through the Anubis shrine. It is associated with the mummification and protection of the dead for their journey into the afterlife. The Anubis

Okonkwo’s participation in the slaying of his adopted son, Ikemefuna is a pivotal moment in Things Fall Apart. It is a moment of horror that cannot please Ani, the great earth goddess, the center of community, the ultimate judge of morality for the clan. It is a moment that changes the course of events, a moment eerily paralleled in the death of Ezeudu’s son. It is a moment that ultimately causes Okonkwo’s son, Nwoye’s to abandon his ancestors and become a Christian. It is a moment when the center of community life, the need to honor blood ties and the need to respect the earth goddess, can no longer hold. It is a moment when things fall apart.

When Okonkwo explains to Obierika how he would strive to have a son like his because he is so strong and mighty, Obierika answers with a very pacifying response. “‘You worry yourself for nothing,’ said Obierika. ‘The children are still very young.’” (Achebe 66). This passage shows that Obierika is not so concerned about power and supremacy.

Rin Okumura is the main protagonist of the series Ao no Exorcist, also known as Blue Exorcist. He's the son of Satan along with his fraternal twin brother Yukio, though Rin's the only one who inherited his fathers trademark demonic blue flames. After a run in with his Demon father at the start of the series Rin makes it his goal to become an exorcist and defeat his biological father.

deities act “harmoniously” with one another. Nature, in turn, is a vital part of both the spiritual world and the human world; “Japanese love and reverence for nature lies at the root of Shinto”. For many other religions, this is not the case. For Western religions, the “Creator and the created, and the human and natural realms” do not relate with one another immediately. The Shinto religion can again be seen acting in a more spiritual way than any other religion. The spirituality of Shinto and its people can be expressed further:

This passage, found as a conclusion to a chapter in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, takes place after Okonkwo's return to Umuofia. A new English missionary has been set up in the village and has caused a great divide between the villagers. The main purpose of the section is to describe some of these events and changes that have taken place in Umuofia since Okonkwo's return. The passage is structured in three parts, each detailing about a different aspect. The first section focuses on Okonkwo's son Nwoye's conversion to Christianity and subsequent successes. The second part goes into detail about Okonkwo's arrival home to his clan and the change in the village. Finally, the last section includes Okonkwo's inner feelings and opinions

In Asian culture, people usually give priority to the religion. Shinto was the state religion of Japan in the past. Shinto means Kami Way in Japanese. Kami is term to describe sacred spirits, or something that possesses superior power (Earheart 6). Japanese people believe that there are spirits in everything. All beings can be called Kami such as river, woods, or even human beings (Ono and Woodard 6). Japan has been called a land of Kami. They regard Kami as an object of worship in Shinto religion. Throughout the film, it can be seen that many elements of Shinto aspect is subtly embed. Just the name of this movie “Spirited Away” tells a lot about the beliefs of Japanese toward the supernatural