In Praise Of Shadows Sparknotes

Prior to the Interactive Oral over Banana Yoshimoto’s book Kitchen, I was fascinated by the different questions that arose while reading the book. Specifically, I was intrigued by the questions regarding Japanese culture, as Japanese culture plays a fundamental role in Mikage's life. Having finished both Kitchen and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki’s essay In Praise of Shadows, I completely understood why Tanizaki emphasized the importance of preserving traditional Japanese culture. As time progressed, modernized Western ideas began to integrate to Japan, causing Japan to alter from a traditional culture to a new modernized culture. Our discussion in the Interactive Oral focused on the degree in which the reader can see Japan being demonstrated, in Kitchen,