Maibime Sparknotes

Chikamatsu Monzaemon’s play, The Love Suicides at Amijima explores the disgrace of Jihei and Koharu’s misbegotten romance, the underlying conflict of the hidden innuendos aimed at the Japanese social class and the sense of duty formed between two women from unseemmingly different backgrounds. In order to fully understand these themes, on must take into account the societal structure of Osaka, Japan in the 1720s. Within this culture, every individual was instilled the notion of familial obligation and had to adhere to the rules placed upon them by society. Chikamatsu Monzaemon does an ideal job of capturing these concepts within the play.

Writing about integration into a completely different society and, even a completely different world, is, in my opinion, very difficult. To be able to really well describe all the feelings and conflicts which, unfortunately, are present while speaking about such an issue, one needs some own authentic experience, and since the author of this short story is of Japanese origin, there is a very good chance of reading a great piece of work.

In my research paper I want to discuss the concept of freedom for a woman in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”, and how the wrong news can make the happiest person in the world and then cause her death.

The time after the fifteen hundreds marked a time of great change in Asian countries. Places like China saw a new dynasty take control of the country. And almost every Asian civilization from India to Indonesia came in contact with people from western nations which changed the way people did business and the way Asians viewed the world. Japan, however, seemed to keep separate from the rest of Asia in the way that they were hesitant to deal with westerners. Despite their separateness, this period in time still brought an immense amount of change to Japan and its culture. The autobiography titled Musui's Story shows what life was like during Japan's time of change. When taking Musui's Story in context, one can see not

This book begins with Flick running an errand for his father. He is suppose to go to the nearest village and sell some pans for money. As Flick is traveling down a dark forest path at night, he runs into a seven foot tall stranger who grasps him by the shoulders and lifts him off the ground. Flick becomes frightened, but he soon understands that the stranger is only looking for a town named Shady Vales. Flick tells him that he is from there and he will take him there himself. Flick ends up bringing the man to his fathers Inn, where the stranger finally reveals himself as the adventurous historian named Allanon. Right before Flick and Allanon reach Shady Vale, Allanon suddenly stops and tells Flick to run to the nearest bush with him and to Flicks horrors, he ends up seeing this giant black shadow and he gets a vision of what this giant black shadow is.

Nearly every bible verse has been translated repeatedly by countless individuals over the thousands of years since the bible was written. Each translation is more interesting than the last, especially with Mary Sidney Herbert’s translation of Psalm 52. The poem describes a person’s behavior to be deplorable because he cheated and lied to make his name and did not wait for God to give him success with honor. Herbert, however, adds a twist to her translation making it harsher and a bit more personal. The original bible verse uses mild language to get the point across, but Mary Herbert uses a sharper, harsher language. She wants to and is able to bring closer attention to the overall message of the verse by using an excessive amount of

Murakami presents the west in an interesting light, and I perceive his Town to be how the Japanese people felt when the United States came in to assist after World War II. After reading Hardboiled Wonderland, I imagine Japan as walled in as well as citizens being given occupations without asking opinions. For example, look at how the DreamReader was stabbed in eyes by the GateKeeper without consent. The DreamReader later says, “did I have a choice?”, which being from a western society I immediately judged

Iracema, the folk tale on the birth of Ceara, a state in Northeast Brazil, is one of the most beautiful and important titles for the Brazilian literature. Written by José de Alencar in the nineteenth century, the novel narrates the encounter of between indigenous Iracema, who symbolizes the nature, and Martim, a Portuguese man, whose name means “warrior son”, who symbolizes the civilization. The “Honey lips virgin”, as Iracema is referred to in the book, fell in love with the warrior and left her tribe and religious life behind to run away with him, disappointing her brother, Caubi, and the shaman, who was also her father. After the escape, she got pregnant and Moacir was born – Moacir means son of the pain, which portrays

The setting of Osamu Dazai’s The Setting Sun and the history of Japan play a major role in the story and its theme; in fact, Japan’s culture and the events of the 1940s, when is was written, seem to be the catalyst for its creation. The title is a reference specifically to the fall of ancient Japanese culture as an actual practice, that is, its removal from everyday use. The actions and motivations of the characters can be linked directly to the Japanese mindset and its unusually close relationship to death, as seen throughout history. For example, Kazuko references one of Japan’s most beloved novels in her letters to Uehara: Genji Monogatari, or The Tale of Genji, which was written by an aristocratic woman of the Heian period known as Murasaki Shikibu (97). When expressing her love for him and her desire to mother his child, she compares her passion to the iconic novel, exalting ‘those days’ of Genji, Shikibu’s main character, as the time of ideal relationships. The Tale of Genji indeed explores relationships and proper and improper behavior, but it also illustrates just how deep death runs in Japanese culture; a major theme of the world’s first great novel is evanescence and the beauty of impermanence. In fact, the death of the main character Genji’s true love Murasaki, although sorrowful, is described with great care:

The daring and bold Kate Chopin, an American writer from the 1890’s, wrote many popular stories that focused on issues of her time that were extremely sensitive to address. Her well known stories, “The Storm”, “The Story of an Hour”, and “Desiree’s Baby”, all work together to allow her audience to grasp a deeper understanding of her time, and the place of women in society by telling captivating stories that use symbolism to convey a powerful message. Although the stories were written during different times of Chopin’s life, the dominant theme of gender roles and the repression of women remains the same through out each story. In “Making Sense of “Race” in the History Classroom: A Literary Approach”, authors Barbara Cruz and James Duplass states that Chopin, “…Addressed issues of importance and consequence for women, often questioning and challenging the norms of today” (Cruz 430). In all three stories, the stereotypical role of wife and mother is addressed and challenged while portraying the woman as the scapegoat.

During World War 2, Masuji Ono was a well-known painter, but only for his use for leading Japan into the War with propaganda. Now, like the others that lead Japan into the war, he is very disliked, for the suffering of the country. As the novel progresses he meets with numerous people from his past, but they turn him away.

The novel Machine Man by Max Barry starts off with the introduction of the main character, Charles Neumann, who misplaces his cellphone and comes to realization that he is completely helpless and disconnected from the world without it. While he is contemplating his thoughts, he discovers his cellphone. He is working on heavy machinery at the time of discovery and the distraction of finding his cellphone results in him accidentally getting his leg crushed by the heavy duty clamp. Due to the workplace related injury, the company that Neumann works for, pays for the prosthetic leg. However, Neumann is not happy with the prosthetic and refers to it as a “bucket on a stick”. Neumann decides to build himself a better, more powerful, and a smarter

In Paris 1919, a public auction is held, an elderly man buys a monkey, there is talk of the famous disaster and the unexplained mystery chandelier is also auctioned. In Paris 1870, the Opera Populaire is shown, a theatre production is being rehearsed and the lead is Carlotta. The opera is bought by 2 new owners and there’s a new investor, Raoul. One of the girls in the background, Christine Daee realizes it’s her childhood sweetheart.. Soon, the owners come to know of the phantom, the phantom of the opera commands that Box 5 remain empty and that he get a salary. Christine Daee is noticed by the owners and she becomes the leading lady of one of the opera productions, she is adored by the audience. Raoul realizes that it’s Little

Muriel Spark is one of the most dynamic novelists known. Since 1957, she has been a versatile author, who published more than eight novels in addition to verses and short stories. Though her life has been like a rollercoaster, she has made it worth to be on a trail to success and has made it beneficial to be born to become an author. Her struggles and efforts to achieve what she is now have not gone to waste. As a writer, she was ruthless, and had the most difficult time of her adventurous life. To purse her career, the themes of devotion and betrayal dragged through her glistening literary work.

"WARNING: THIS ROAD PASSES THROUGH PROCLAIMED BANTU LOCATIONS, ANY PERSON WHO ENTERS THE LOCATIONS WITHOUT A PERMIT RENDERS HIMSELF FOR PROSECUTION FOR CONTRAVENING THE BANTU (URBAN AREAS) CONSOLIDATION ACT 1945, AND THE LOCATION REGULATION ACT OF THE CITY OF JOHANNESBURG, The above message can be found written on larger-than-life signs staked on every road leading to Alexandra"(Mathabane, 3). The above quote is the first statement of the book just to give a taste of what is to come. Throughout Mark Mathabane's life he lived in what we in the United States would call poverty, but in Africa they call it the underclass. After starting to play tennis he became good enough to be able to move to the United States and escape his underclass