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Musui's Story is about a young man named Katsu Kokichi who lived in the early 1800’s during the Tokugawa period. Katsu was a young boy who grows into a very disgruntled man in a society that is based on class and economic status. He starts off as a young troubled boy into the man who soon adopts the name Musui. He grew up in a part of Japan that had many social classes, but he happened to be one of the highest ranked. He was born into a concubine, and then adopted into the Katsu family. Musui is very different than his other family members, he doesn’t seem to quite fit in like the others. In his youth he acted out and misbehaved as a student, a son, and even a friend. He was known for bullying while at school, and then while at home he would …show more content…
His attitude towards school, and his attitude at home was not much different than the attitude that was portrayed at school. He had a hard time focusing at school, because he had learned horse-riding and sword fighting at such an early age disengaging him from his academics. He despised his grandmother very much. "My grandmother by adoption had been known for her mean disposition from the time she was a young girl. It was said that she drove both of my adoptive parents to an early death. She was nasty to me, too, and nagged and scolded day after day.” (p. 14) He ran away from home twice, but the first time he left home he spent his time begging on the side of the road, until he got so close to dying. When returning home, he was punished for his bad behavior. The economy during this time period really conflicted with Kokichi’s social life, and family life resulting his bad behavior. His childhood was unbelievably bad and only gave us a sneak peek of what his future was going to be …show more content…
He got very caught up in sword fighting, and arranging duels and found himself in a bad position. He had gotten too caught up making an image for himself that was different than the true him in order to keep up with the other Samurai’s glory. Therefore, he decides to escape his financial issues and runs away from home yet again. This time though Musui was punished in a very different way. He was trapped in a cage for several years from the age of twenty-one to twenty-four. However, this did not exactly teach Musui his lesson, even in his older years he faced financial struggles. He spent his time in the “Pleasure District” where we continued to cause trouble. This is where he smoked, gambled, saw shows, and payed for prostitutes for his entertainment. He began to trade and become a merchant of swords. Where he began to make some money. Although all of Musui's life his money was spent instantly. He used majority of his money to keep up with his appearance and all of the Samurai, to try to pretend he was wealthier than he was. During this time, he sold swords for a living and creates a relationship for trade which brought together different sword buyers and sellers all around. We learned in class that trade is very important in a society. It is important, because without trade your economy can not grow. With trade among people, counties, and states it always for more wealth to be produced. Civilizations thrive off of one
“Shikibu was born into the Fujiwara family, daughter of the governor of a province, who also was a well known scholar. Always very intelligent, as a child she learned more quickly than her brother, causing her father to lament, "If only you were a boy, how happy I should be!"”(Female Hero, 1996-2011). The importance of this will be discussed later in the essay. Murasaki was brought into the imperial court due to her brilliant mind and great talents in writing. Attending at the court, “she went to great pains to hide her knowledge of Chinese, fearing the criticism of those who felt it to be unladylike to be happy reading this obscure language (Female Hero, 1996-2011).” One can be sure that the majority of the characters are fictitious in the novel, however, I believe the court life, way of thinking, human relationship and most important, views of an ideal man and woman among members in the imperial court are truly according to Murasaki’s observance.
As a child he was isolated and lonely because of his dissatisfaction with his appearance caused him to have nightmares, and sleeping problems and he did not have normal childhood. For instance, he stated "Well, you don 't get to do things that other children get to do, having friends and slumber parties and buddies. There were none of that for me. I didn 't have friends when I was little. My brothers were my friends”. He was doing
Okonkwo is “a man of action, a man of war” (7) and a member of high status in the Igbo village. He holds the prominent position of village clansman due to the fact that he had “shown incredible prowess in two intertribal wars” (5). Okonkwo’s hard work had made him a “wealthy farmer” (5) and a recognized individual amongst the nine villages of Umuofia and beyond. Okonkwo’s tragic flaw isn’t that he was afraid of work, but rather his fear of weakness and failure which stems from his father’s, Unoka, unproductive life and disgraceful death. “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….It was not external but lay deep within himself. It was the fear of himself, lest he should be found to resemble his father.” Okonkwo’s father was a lazy, carefree man whom had a reputation of being “poor and his wife and children had just barely enough to eat... they swore never to lend him any more money because he never paid back.” (5) Unoka had never taught Okonkwo what was right and wrong, and as a result Okonkwo had to interpret how to be a “good man”. Okonkwo’s self-interpretation leads him to conclude that a “good man” was someone who was the exact opposite of his father and therefore anything that his father did was weak and unnecessary.
When the tale of Melibee ended, the Host said that he'd give up a barrel of ale to have his wife hear the tale of Prudence and her patience, for she is an ill-tempered woman. The Host asks the narrator his name, and attempts to guess his profession perhaps a sexton or other such officer, or a wily governor. The Monk will tell the next tale, a series of tragedies.
As the years elapsed, the room the two sisters had shared upstairs of their old wooden farmhouse,
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of an oppressive regime on the child Marjane Satrapi as depicted the graphic novel Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.
He cared deeply for K. and even thought of him as a brother. His words show that you do not have to be blood-related to be a family. In the story, ‘The Seventh Man’ explains, “We were like brothers, walking to and from school together, and always playing together when we got home. We never once fought during our long friendship. I did have a brother, six years older, but what with the age difference and differences in our personalities, we were never very close. My real brotherly affection went to my friend K.” (Murakami 2). The narrator also proceeds to describe K. was delicate and says that “And because he was so frail, I always played his protector, whether at school or at home. I was kind of big and athletic, and the other kids all looked up to me” (Murakami 2). His goal was always to protect K., and you should hold onto the people you love while you can because you never know when they could disappear from your
Town of Cats written by Haruki Murakami, is an exquisite short story about a young man named Tengo. The story describes one particular day in Tengo’s life while also reflecting on his unimaginable childhood. The story provides an immense amount of information on Tengo’s relationship with his father, especially at a younger age. The suffering relationship between father and son is very evident in the story.
Although there is no evidence saying he displayed signs in his childhood, he did have a rough upbringing. His sister often tortured him and teased him. He received the same treatment at school with his classmates. His parents never seemed to acknowledge the bullying he was facing, however the consistently emphasized the importance of finishing school, going to college and getting a good career like his
Kambilli also did not know how to socialize and did not have any friends because she always needs to rush back home after school. "Kevin had many other chores to do for Papa and I was not allowed to keep him waiting. So I always dashed out of my class... Once Kevin told Papa I took a few minutes longer, papa slapped my left and right cheeks at the same time" (page 41) Kambilli also shows a clear adoration and admiration towards her father. "But then, Papa was differe...
“Journey of the Magi” is a poem by T.S Eliot extracted from the Ariel poems and published in 1930. It is a dramatic monologue of one of the Magi telling us about his expedition throughout Palestine to find the Christian messiah: Jesus Christ. Through the narrator’s dramatic monologue, Eliot treats the envisioning of reality, usually distorted by the human mind. In the poem, the travelers witness something that changes their reality forever. How does this monologue illustrate the narrator’s envision of his experience traveling through Palestine? In order to analyze the narrator’s perception of his past journey, I will precede with the study of Eliot’s poem by a linear analysis.
nearly every aspect of life, he was a rather poor student. He blames this mostly to his
The Tale of Genji is seen as many things, whether it is the first novel written or the world’s first psychological novel. In this book, Murasaki Shikibu tells the story of Hikaru Genji and his experiences. The Tale of Genji is considered the world’s first novel; the story takes us through the birth and death of Genji, a smart, attractive, and talented boy. Genji, is the second son of Emperor Kiritsubo and as the son of an emperor Genji’s life is extremely controlled, whether it be arranged marriages or having little to no secrecy. Through his extra-ordinary life, Genji deals with very ordinary circumstances; various love affairs, some of which bearing children, and the death of loved ones. Shikibu is able to capture her readers in this book by writing with enough emotion and detail that the story is given validity through the chapters. The validity is captured in the many of the stories conflicts whether it be; a father making the right decision, feeling close to someone who resembles one’s mother, reliving lost loves, losing a loved one, or having a son then losing your wife. Shikibu brings these stories to life in The Tale of Genji in a way that brings truth to the very story she is telling.
This Christmas poem is about the Epiphany and was created the very year of Eliot’s conversion to Christianity (Fleisner, 66). Therefore the theme of religion is an important one if we are to analyse the poem correctly. In the book of Ephesians in the Bible, Paul describes the rebirth of the world upon Christ’s death, emphasising the Ephesians’ new life (2:4-5). This theme of death and rebirth is present in the poem Journey of the Magi, which, I will argue, is structurally and internally divided into three stages; corresponding to the Sacrament of Penance: contrition (guilt), confession and satisfaction.
... Even though he killed Ikemefuna, his regret and mourning for his informally adopted son was clearly shown in his actions the days after the killing, as he chose not to eat, and considered himself "a shivering old woman…[that] fall[s] to pieces because he has added a boy to [the list of those he killed]."(Pg. 65) Even not many realised his fondness, it was still there, and clearly, only shown to those he loved.