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    COMMENTARY ON OPENING OF SAILOR In the Opening of The sailor who fell from grace with the sea‚ Yukio Mishima describes the setting of the house in part one‚ introduces us to two of the main characters and shows us parts of their personality through the use of 3rd person narrative view. Mishima describes the setting of the room that the protagonist’s mother‚ Fusako‚ lives in. In the room is a “shiny brass bed” ordered from “New Orleans”‚ a “blue electric fan” and a dressing table with several

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    Swaddling Clothes

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    Clothes”‚ our author‚ Yukio Mishima‚ uses symbolism in his characters and his setting to convey to his readers his rather bleak outlook on the future of Japan. His use of symbolism forces us to really think about the story’s message‚ allowing for a more memorable and thoroughly more enjoyable reading experience. In “Swaddling Clothes”‚ many symbols were used to show Mishima’s perception of post-World War II Japan and the future he feels it faces. The characters Mishima used in this story are

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    Roenyl Tisoy Mr. Boyd AP Literature 27 August 2012 Title In The Sound of Waves‚ Yukio Mishima explores the contrast between the corrupt influences of western civilization versus the power of nature. Mishima idealizes Japan through descriptive language and also through the characters. Mishima presents Yasuo as the antagonist to invoke the reader’s appreciation for nature and ultimately‚ Japan. He uses characterization to associate Yasuo‚ the antagonist‚ with corrupt Western influence. Furthermore

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    I had anticipated that Mishima had wrote The Sound of Waves in the time period of Imperial Japan‚ and the events that occurred in this novel were situated around that time period. However‚ these presentations gave me the opportunity to explore exactly how Imperial Japan was like and how Yukio Mishima’s life impacted the novel. I realized that the author did not attempt to portray himself through the novel yet‚ his determination for creating a better Japanese society was shown throughout this novel

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    does Mishima present the theme of Nature throughout the novel? Support your views from details of the novel. PLAN Introduction: Paragraph 1: Shinji and Yasuo Paragraph 2: Hatsue and Chiyoko Paragraph 3: Nature in their village Paragraph 4: Nature in their love Conclusion: Yukio Mishima’s 1954 novel‚ The Sound of Waves‚ narrates the story of Hatsue and Shinji’s search for love in a rural fishing community where tradition is very important. Throughout the novel‚ Mishima portrays

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    Contrast in Japanese philosophies of life This year we have read two translated Japanese novels‚ Banana Yoshimoto’s “Kitchen” and Yukio Mishima’s “The Sailor who fell from Grace with the Sea”‚ though both novels are from the same cultural background they both depict contrasting philosophies on three aspects of life; these three aspects are love‚ life and death. In “Kitchen” we see a humanistic side of love‚ life and death. On the other hand “Sailor” portrays a far more Nihilistic

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    IB English Essay *Written in the literary present *In class essays are in ink‚ though several essays(long term) should be typed and double spaced. *IB English 11 essays tend to be more student driven‚ whereby the student is asked to come up with his/her own topic with minimal direction from teacher (prompts are usually given in 12th in preparation for the exams at the end of 12th). *Essays focus on examining authorial intent with regards to a work‚ rather than the historical implications or cause-effect

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    Waves” And “Woman at Point Zero” In both the novels “The Sound of Waves” (By Yukio Mishima) & “The Woman at Point Zero” (Nawal El Saadawi)‚ many motifs have been used to show strong emotions within the characters of both novels. But‚ the most important motif which reoccurs in both novels is the “eyes”. Since eyes are described as the “mirror of the soul” (a German proverb)‚ they are successfully used by El Saadawi and Mishima to describe feelings of their chracters.These eyes portray their aggressive

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    From Grace With The Sea‚ Yukio Mishima. To better understand the novel and its characters we must first have a greater understanding of it’s author. To quote: “In his autobiographical novel Confessions of a Mask‚ Mishima revealed that he was a man incapable of feeling passion or even feeling alive unless he was embroiled in sadomasochistic fantasy‚ dripping with blood and death. He said that he had written the book to channel his own homicidal instincts…” Mishima was a man of great passion

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    Patriotism is an essentially emotional support for the nation‚ the homeland. It is not intended to have a rational foundation: soldiers do not fight for a country because it produces more cement than the enemy‚ but because it is their country. Their patriotism pre-supposes its existence — but not everyone agrees with that. Some Islamists‚ for instance‚ reject the legitimacy of the nation-state as such‚ and despise patriotism as un-Islamic. The loyalty of the Muslim‚ they say‚ can only be to the Ummah

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