A Unique Style In Satsuzi Yoshino's Barakamon

In Satsuzi Yoshino's Barakamon, Handa is inspired to create original calligraphy. Handa was having many problems trying to write calligraphy in a unique style. After receiving a harsh scolding from a known calligraphy expert, Handa has an emotional breakdown. His father sends him to an island to cool off. On the island, Handa meets many children who befriend him and open up a whole new world of emotions for him. It is because of these new emotions that Handa can begin to search into himself for his own unique style. The children of Goutou island help Handa awaken new emotions within himself that allow him to create original calligraphy. The children cause Handa to worry for them, The children also show him happiness by exposing him to the simple pleasures in life. (Therefore, it is because of the new emotions that the children awaken in Handa, that he can discover himself and his own unique calligraphy style). Handa lived a very stable lifestyle that revolved around him simply practicing and learning from his father. That is …show more content…
Handa was lacking many aspects of social interaction and was not receiving the emotional support that he needed in Tokyo. By spending time with the children, Handa was able to find the emotions that he had been missing that gave him the uniqueness that the creation of original calligraphy demands. The younger children caused him worry and excitement. These feelings allowed him to look into himself and how he and his style were related. The older children gave Handa the chance to be in a teaching position. Seeing the world of calligraphy from this perspective reminded him of the determination and resolve he once had and needed once more to begin winning grand prize again. Hence, Handa's ability to create authentic calligraphy is a result of the children inspiring new emotions within