Japanese Literature
Both writers, Dazai and Ibise, describe the war according to their experiences and those of the people around them. Both are very different but they shared same sentiments about what had happened to people however, their view about the outcome of the war and how they reacted to these results was extremely different. People address issues differently and react to situations in diverse ways just as these two writers did.
Question 1
According to Dazai, his future and that of Japan looked crushed by the war and with the resignation of the emperor his dreams were crushed. when he finally finds someone he could identify with and decides to write him a the letter, his response was not as expected which in turn worsened how he …show more content…
Although the emperor had surrendered to their opponents, which meant they had lost Ibise does not take this as a challenge but an opportunity to help people in the community to heal and rebuild their country. As the war ends, the only thing left was the eels seen swimming up the river, which Ibise describes as a sign of rebirth. Ibise was determined to find solution for his people, for example he is seen struggling to find coal for the community, he never wanted to forget anything that had happened because he wanted to try and learn the new things he was not familiar with. He wanted to help people and therefore was eager to know what was going on and to understand what effects the problems had on his people. In the end, Dazai confirms to constantly hearing the sound of the hammering that signifies the negative thoughts he had about his life, which snatched away his personal grand thoughts. He admits that the thudding sounds while writing the letter made him feel as if his letter was just stupid and meaningless. Having had his dreams crushed by losing the war, as a solder he comes home to wrecked homes and disengaged life with his relatives. He was devastated and had no hope for the future both his and the country. Eventually, Dazai committed suicide as the hammering sound stripped him off of his individuality leaving him no place in the
Both writers, Dazai and Ibise, describe the war according to their experiences and those of the people around them. Both are very different but they shared same sentiments about what had happened to people however, their view about the outcome of the war and how they reacted to these results was extremely different. People address issues differently and react to situations in diverse ways just as these two writers did.
Question 1
According to Dazai, his future and that of Japan looked crushed by the war and with the resignation of the emperor his dreams were crushed. when he finally finds someone he could identify with and decides to write him a the letter, his response was not as expected which in turn worsened how he …show more content…
Although the emperor had surrendered to their opponents, which meant they had lost Ibise does not take this as a challenge but an opportunity to help people in the community to heal and rebuild their country. As the war ends, the only thing left was the eels seen swimming up the river, which Ibise describes as a sign of rebirth. Ibise was determined to find solution for his people, for example he is seen struggling to find coal for the community, he never wanted to forget anything that had happened because he wanted to try and learn the new things he was not familiar with. He wanted to help people and therefore was eager to know what was going on and to understand what effects the problems had on his people. In the end, Dazai confirms to constantly hearing the sound of the hammering that signifies the negative thoughts he had about his life, which snatched away his personal grand thoughts. He admits that the thudding sounds while writing the letter made him feel as if his letter was just stupid and meaningless. Having had his dreams crushed by losing the war, as a solder he comes home to wrecked homes and disengaged life with his relatives. He was devastated and had no hope for the future both his and the country. Eventually, Dazai committed suicide as the hammering sound stripped him off of his individuality leaving him no place in the