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Monday, December 1, 2008
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Yukio Mishima: Biography which was translated by john nathan was extremely interesting. I always have been interested in japanese literature and short stories and Mishimas poems and novels have been added onto my list of favorites. His life story is not much different from any other japanese author I may have read. Japanese culture which is thick with tradition is obviously the reason why most of the stories would go along the lines of (ex. a person who lives in the country, who is poor and works on a farm leaves home to travel to tokyo university for a better life. Or love stories where a poor boy is in love with a rich mans daughter the daughter falls in love with the poor boy but does not want to anger her father. The poor boy does something brave and earns the fathers acceptance.) Stories like these are just a few examples of what mishima writes. He had a love for the Bushido the code of the samurai and he often posed in pictures for his friend Tamotsu Yato like a bushido warrior. Yato who liked to do photos showing off the male body often asked Mishima to pose for him. Also it surprised me when I read that Mishima liked to visit gay bars and was comfortable hanging out there. I've read on other sites that his sexual orientation is still under debate, although I find that ridiculous; he obviously had a gay lover even though he was married. Some of his stories speak about discipline and following the bushido code and how when you feel you must attone to failure the traditional ritual of seppuku must be followed which is a form of "courage, self-control, and strong resolve" (Seppuku information) The whole tradition like many japanese traditions are very beautiful and elegant. Certain things must be done in order to accomplish it properly. Even though in class the professor described mishimas act of seppuku in a humorous manner. How he realized how stabbing yourself will hurt and the other patron to the ritual failed to cut his head off causing more pain then was considered necessary. The ritual is still incredibly interesting.
Works Cited
Yukio Mishima - (Answers.com ,2008 Yukio Mishima Biography,New york city NY, Britanica )http://www.answers.com/topic/yukio-mishima
Seppuku - (Answers.com, 2008, Seppuku, New York City, NY, encyclopedia)http://www.answers.com/topic/seppuku-e-asia-in-encyclopedia
Yukio Mishima - (Googlebooks.com, 1970,Yukio Mishima Biography, Da Capo Press)
http://books.google.com/books?id=oQyb4jzJDR4C&printsec=copyright&dq=yukio+mishima+biography
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1 Comments:
Excellent. I think you might have talent as a biographer. Really, I mean it. And you took some risks with your writing, too, which I admire -- like the long parenthetical comment. I don't think you had any in-text MLA references, did you? Just keep that in mind for future projects and essays you might write for other classes or publication...
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