Mineko form close relationships with Aunt Oima and Kuniko upon arriving to Gion Kobu because they are kind and sort of like mother figures to her. The people she has a conflict with is “Old Meanie” or Masako and Yaeko. These conflicts influence her new life in Gion Kobu by making her at first not want to stay in the Iwasaki okiya but decides against it because she wants to face her fears. In addition, I think the conflicts influence her to want to do better as a Geisha and become the best and not fail Aunt Oima like the others
In The Chosen, Potok describes the Jewish culture during the period of World War I. Beginning with the affluence of Polish Jews before the war, Potok established a circle of relationships. In the book, there are three main relationships. The first one is father-son, between Danny and his father, Reb Saunders and between Reuven and his father, David Malter. The relationship between Reuven and Danny is the second main relationship in The Chosen. The third main relationship is Hasidism verses Zionism.
It started on spring, when the Itoi family decided to have a trip came back to Japan to visit Kazuko’s grandpa. Everyone was happy, except for the youngest son, Kenji. Since Japan is a country well known with many natural disasters such as earthquake, tsunami,... Therefore; Kenji who is afraid of earthquake doesn't like to come here. The first tension that happened to Kazuko was she had a fight with her cousin Yoshiye. Because of different country comes with different culture led to different thoughts, fashion, and actions. Kazuko was descripted wearing a short white cotton skirt, red and white cotton dress made she felt like a tomboy. Meanwhile, Yoshiye was descripted wearing “a long, polished mane, tied tightly at the nape of her neck with black ribbon.”3(p.92),also with “a lovely, multicolored red silk kimono”(p.92). Yoshiye was asked to give one of her kimonos to Kazuko but she refused. Not just that, the climax was when she slapped Yoshiye in the face when Yoshiye said “You talk so funny”5(p.93). After that she doesn't feel sorry about slapping her cousin. Things even got worse when the local kids shout at them “American-Jin!”6(p.97), some older boys throw rocks toward at the Shoji, which is a kind of house with walls made from paper, where they stayed, ripping holes through “the taut white paper”7(p.97). Moreover; one morning, Kazuko and Henry got ambushed by the local children. From these thing above, she feels like she could not fit it that society. “I had felt I was an alien among them”8(p.108), it makes she feels like she is an outlier. These are the cultural difficulties that pull on Kazuko when she was a little
She once finds a guy named Otsu who went to same university with Mistuko. Otsu was a dedicated Christian who had a lot faith in his god. Mistuko wanted to trap Ostu in her beauty and make him loose hope against god; Mitsuko was gambling with the faith of Otsu with her friends and she succeeded. When Otsu left Japan and went to France to become priest. He then again gets chance to meet Mitsuko. Mitsuko was stiil and athist and since she really cared about Otsu she really wanted him not to dedicate his life for something that was not real. After the time she leaves france and gets back to Japn, few month later she gets a message from Otsu. Otsu left behind in dream of being priest and he goes to Ganges to serve poor. Otsu had become a spiritual person then but he was still dedicated to god. Mitsuko’s purpose to travel to India was to find her friend and help him make understand that, whatever he is doing is not ethical because there is no such thing as
Miwoks set many standards for themselves and the tribe. They were usually very hard workers, working harsh numbers of hours a day to keep the tribe alive. There were hunters, fishers, and many other jobs for people. A non-nomadic people, the Miwoks settled in the Yosemite Valley.
The story of Oroonoko and Imoinda began with him approaching her and ended with the cut of his knife. Oroonoko both began and ended the story that was "theirs." Therefore, when analyzing their relationship, it is most important to examine Oroonoko's behavior. Oroonoko is the one who determined what path their story would take. What drove him to end "their" story in such a brutal way?
Throughout the novel, Obierika was known as Okonkwo’s guide or the complete opposite of his personality. Obierika did not have any big consequences when it came to the culture collision because he was not like Okonkwo and things did not fall apart for him. Obierika was one of the people that triumphed when it came to this culture collision. He was able to be flexible and think before he took any action. As for the rest of the Ibo tribe they had lost the battle. The white men have “put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart” (Achebe
The impact that the conflict has on the main character is that it interferes with her trying to find peace within herself. For example, her first husband thought that Janie would be great value to him and his appearance. These were one of the conflicts that affected Janie. Another example is how Janie’s first husband did the same. Logan, in the beginning of their marriage took advantage of Janie and treated her like she was
Art is not the only one who seeking this odd relationship with Vladek, who seems to think less of Art for not living up to his expectations. As we can see from the beginning of Maus, Art fell off his skate and his friends left him, the only person Art could find to give him a comforting act was his father but what he could get was his father words which Art had a difficult time to forget and included this memory on the very first page of the novel. This is clearly demonstrated in (II.2.34) ‘Mainly I remember arguing with him… and being told that I could not do anything as well as he could,” Art tells his therapist. ‘No matter what I accomplish, it does not seem like much compared to surviving Auschwitz.” Vladek does not give his support to
Okonkwo’s struggle with masculinity and femininity less him to his demise because he becomes aggressive to his family. There is a quote in which it describes his Okonkwo actions towards his family, “Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo was not a cruel man. But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and weakness” (Achebe, 10). This quote resembles Okonkwo’s true self. In reality his whole life was dominated of fear of being womanly. In his opinion he believes that being manly was the only option. He allowed the idea to consume him and the lingering fear of failure make him into a different person. Consequently this becomes Okonkwo to brome irrational with his actions. For instance in one scene Ekwefi the second lied to calm his anger towards his youngest ...
Oronooko is placed in a terrible situation in which he is deserted from his homeland by his grandfather, the King. This situation makes him feel lost because being his only family and betraying him that way had no possible excuse. He was also separated from his love Imoinda whom to which he declared eternal love. Oronooko is then again betrayed and sent as a slave to Surinam. In this occasion this makes him suffer more emotionally because he knows he is not a slave, but as soon as he gets there his name is changed so he does not feel so much a prince and starts feeling more a slave. His life by now seems like it has no sense until he sees Imoinda again and marries her. He might have thought that his life was about to change, but he did not know it would be for the worse. He would soon be father of a sibling and that child would be born a slave because both Oronooko and Imoinda were slaves at the time. He tries to look for other opportunities to leave that world behind and search for his homeland, but things do not happen as expected.
Q1. Describe Okonkwo, the protagonist of Things Fall Apart. Consider him as an Igbo hero character: How does he achieve greatness and defined by his culture? How does he differ from Western heroes you are familiar with? What are Okwonko’s strengths and weaknesses?
Regardless of the distance between a vast majority of families, they come together to comfort one another in difficult times. A great example of this statement is the support Okonkwo, the main character within Things Fall Apart, who is proud and stubborn, received from his family. During his seven year exile, “Okonkwo was well received by his mother’s kinsmen in Mbanta” (Achebe 129). Without help from his family, Okonkwo would have a hard time supporting and caring for his family. Okonkwo comes to realize that “family bonds are a link to our beginning and a guide to our future” during his time with his mother’s family (D. Kathy). When one’s family backs them up, and encourages them to reach for their goals, it increases their likelihood of succeeding and having a brighter future. The relationship a person has with their family determines the strength and confidenc...
The greatest opponent in life is the one that is created inside the mind. As Okonkwo grows up, he decides to be the absolute antipodes of his father Unoka. Okonkwo perceives his father as a culmination of the weaknesses in man. In this erroneous view, Okonkwo buries his feelings deep within himself. When these emotions emerge, he views them as a sign of weakness. When Okonkwo participates in Ikemefuna's killing, he is deeply affected as he has ended the life of one who he grew to love as a son. Okonkwo is excessively depressed after the slaying, "not tasting any food for two days." (61) As he notices his confusion, he calls himself weak like a shivering old woman. In his emotionless show of strength after Ikemefuna's death, Okonkwo actually proves his frailty by hiding what he feels. Okonkwo is dominated by his private fear of appeari...
In Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo is an extremely complex character who experiences a variety of emotions which he has a difficult time controlling. He experiences a never ending battle of psychosomatic symptoms, starting with his obsession over the conflict of the past with his father, Unoka. Okonkwo portrays himself as a heroic, strong warrior, only to mask the feelings of intense anger, fear, and selfishness that provokes him, which inevitably leads him down the same path as his father. He feels a strong hatred towards his father because he believes that his father had no masculine qualities, he owed everyone money, and owned no titles. Achebe states:
The statement "The relationships in our lives are one of the main reasons why we function as human beings.” In this text About a Boy by Nick Hornby there are elements where relationships between characters help them develop and without these relationships these characters would not be able to 'grow'. The relationship between will and Marcus and also the relationship between Marcus and Ellie proves how relationships in our lives are the reason that we function as human beings.