Steffen Basho-Junghans

very tender heart, so they have to be taken care of attentively. In both pieces, “ The Aged Mother “, by Matsuo Basho and “ The Last Words of my English Grandmother “ by William Carlos Williams expand the theme of respecting and caring for the elders. The theme in both pieces are introduced in different ways, but they show a lot of similarities. “ The Aged Mother “ by Matsuo Basho is a folktale that illustrates about a farmer by the name of Shining and his aged mother who are governed by

and experiences. In his first journal, The Records of a Weather-exposed Skeleton, Basho conveys his spiritual thoughts and religious life that he experiences on a new journey. Basho’s journal contains several poems as he further reveals different people, traditions, and significant places that made his journey more memorable. In Matsuo Basho’s first journal he reveals the several reasons on why he is travelling. Basho departs from his home into the North in order to experience the culture aspects

engaged in society. For example, in the novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Matsuo Basho and in the movie Silence by Martin Scorsese both share various similarities and differences in which both protagonists as they