The Beauty of Mujo in Japanese Writing

However, their love affair shows how much the historical aspects of the Meiji Era had a huge effect to the characters. Through the story, the difference in class, nation, and gender play a huge role. Mori Ogai’s style involving emotional and psychological observations allowed to understand the historical aspects during the Meiji

Matsu draws the beauty out of her damaged face and soul through his gentle words and actions, which summates while Stephen is in Tarumi. Stephen describes one of their interactions as, “They speak in low tones, and he’s always making her laugh. ‘Little hana,’ he calls Sachi, when she laments that he has lost all of his autumn blossoms. She’s the only flower that matters to him” (59). In The Samurai’s Garden, Tsukiyama has a tendency to compare people to flowers- and in Sachi’s case, it is all too appropriate. A beautiful flower is not the perfect, or uniform flower- it has special flaws and marks, except on a flower they are not seen as bad. Often the most exotic and lovely flower is found in a barren place, devoid of attractiveness, just like the people of Yamaguchi. Sachi’s marked face and her exceptional one of a kind personality make her the breath of fresh air in a place such as Tarumi. Without the uniquely harrowing experiences Sachi suffers through, she would not have been the attractive person she grew to be. Like a flower, Sachi’s beauty draws people to her and inspires them to be better

The poet appeals to our senses of sight by using imagery such as “Particle waves of people”. The simile “As in a whash mash mochi making” is particularly effective, because it is a detailed simile which appeals to our sense of hearing by adding whash in the line.Cultural expressions can be seen throughout the poem by mentioning people are making mochi in the city. Mochi is Japanese rice cake made of mochigome. Another cultural expression can be seen in the last two lines which says “Give me land lots of land don’t Fence me in”. This means that Joy Kogawa is used to spaciousness in Canada, and when she got to Tokyo, she felt claustrophobic. Specific vocabulary used by the composer reflects the cultural identity of Tokyo as seen by the poem containing Japanese words (such as mochi) and by the comparison of Canada to Tokyo.

Musui 's Story is a samurai 's autobiography that portrays the Tokugawa society as it was lived during Katsu Kokichi 's life (1802 - 1850). Katsu Kokichi (or Musui) was a man born into a family with hereditary privilege of audience with the shogun, yet he lived a life unworthy of a samurai 's way, running protection racket, cheating, stealing, and lying. Before we discuss how Musui 's lifestyle was against the codes that regulated the behavior of the samurai, it is essential that the role of the samurai in Japanese society be understood.

I believe Murakami is one of the best leaders in The Samurai’s Tale when compared to Wada Kansuke, and Lord Akiyama due to his caring, trustworthy, and loyal ways. The reason why I think Murakami is better because he shows many skills and he likes to go all out and doesn’t hesitate much on things he thinks he should do or not to do. Lord Akiyama is a good leader because he gives good orders and people listen to them. Murakami and Wada Kansuke are mostly the same because of their personality and because they have honor, and they are reliable. Lord Akiyama is merciful and he is kind to other people and he favorites Murakami the most. Wada Kansuke is a wise, kind, and smart leader, but he is not as caring as Murakami. Murakami always listens to the commands he is given. The comparison between the three characters are very similar and their personalities are too.

The poem describes the weather and its effect on cotton flower by pointing out the dying branches and vanishing cotton. The image of insufficiency, struggle and death parallel the oppression of African American race. The beginning of the poem illustrates the struggle and suffering of the cotton flower; which represent the misery of African Americans and also gives an idea that there is no hope for them. But at the end the speaker says “brown eyes that loves without a trace of fear/ Beauty so sudden for that time of year” (lines 13-14). This shows the rise of the African American race, and their fight against racism. The author used mood, tone and

Lord Takeda Shingen- The Lord of Kai, a ruthless warlord whose ambition is to rule all of Japan.

In Giles Milton’s novel, Samurai William, the reader is taken to the other side of the globe to experience the history of old world Japan. Though out the book, Milton provides reason for complex historical events and actions, while still communicating the subtleties and mysterious customs of the Japanese. The novel also closely examines the wide range of relationships between different groups of Europeans and Asians, predominantly revolving around the protagonist, William Adams. The book documents the successes and failures that occur between the two civilizations, then links them back to either the positive or negative relationship they have. As the book goes on, the correlation is obvious. Milton shows us the extreme role that religion,

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

In the Heart of a Samurai novel, this is based on a true story. The story is about Manjiro a young Japanese boy who wanted to become a Samurai more than anything, but at the time he was a fisherman. We read about the struggles he went through on his journey to become a decorated Samurai. My theme for this novel is going to focus on relationship. I am going to talk about Manjiro friends and family that he met on his different adventures, and how he became lifelong friends with a captain.

French impressionists such as Gaugin, Manet and Monet are some of the many who were overcome by this bombardment of Asian art. Morimura has introduced wit into this work by substituting rose leaves in the place of fig leaves to hide his genitals. This can be seen as a form of revenge on Manet for he was a ‘pupil’ of Japanese art. This mystery of sexual identity also leads to a sense of intertextuality that stems from Morimura’s role as an androgynous critic.

They put their helmets on in a nick of time and were scared to death by Trump sitting in a lazyboy chair petting a naked cat. He had a servant petting his fake wig. But the the Sanchez’s weren't scared by that, Trump’s face was on Blossom’s body from powerpuff girls. The family was in no mood to fight because it could reach 5,500 degrees celsius in the outer core. Power Trump girl talks and says,” Where do you think your going?” “To the surface sir!” said Cadable “Maybe if you get past me!” “MUAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!” All of a sudden a huge 6 feet thick metal wall slowly arises. “Once I defeat you I will teleport this wall to the surface!” immediately Power Trump girl shoots a fireball at Aleese and Shirley blocks it, saving Aleese yet killing her.

Matsukaze is one of the most popular Noh plays of the third category, originally written by Kan’ami and revised by Zeami Mototkiyo. Matsukaze tells the story of two lingering sister spirits, Matsukaze, which means Pine Wind, and Murasame, which means Autumn Rain. The play begins with a traveling priest asking about the memorial for the girls and we soon learn all about their life story. As with other Ancient Japanese Noh theatre, this play shows us one prevailing emotion throughout the text. The most noticeable emotion found in the text of Matsukaze is the overwhelming sense of melancholy. Through text and Japanese Noh conventions, I can convey the emotion of melancholy in Matsukaze.

Portrait of an Arhat (Rakan) was created in Edo period of the Japanese art culture. This period started in 1615-1868 when culture expression started to really blossom for the Japanese culture (Singer). From statues, lavish paintings, and religion the art speaks vibrant vibrations. This culturally diverse period gets its name from the city of Edo, known as Tokyo modern day. Which became the headquarters of the government when Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542 – 1616) unified the country (Department of Asian Art). The Tokugawa regime was started in 1603, when the emperor, in “recognition of Ieyasu’s supremacy on the battlefield”, appointed him shogun. Shogun is the highest military position you can carry in Japan (Singer). After this Japan had strict laws on not using motor vehicles were put into place. Going into the 1630s, contact with the outside world was stopped through “official prohibition of foreigners” (Department of Asian Art). Around 1720 Edo had a population of “more than one million residents having more population than London or Paris at the time” (Singer). According to Art of Edo Japan Kyoto, was city of temples and shrines. It was the leading center of arts and crafts production with a population of close to 400,000 (Singer).

They are the ritualization in Japanese culture, women’s implicit expression of love, women’s hierarchy in 18th Japan, and how the landscape of Japan influences the prosperity of Geisha culture.