General Purpose: To inform my classmates of Japan.
Specific Purpose: To inform my classmates of Japanese mythology of Oni.
Attention Getter: What do you imagine when you think a demon? Does the demon have a body or is the demon a thought your brain? Does the demon have magical abilities or items? Depending on the culture you were raised in the depiction of the demon would be different.
Thesis: Japan's culture has their image of demons called Oni. Oni has influenced the culture of Japan by the way Oni are created, the characteristics they possess, and the effects of the lifestyle of Japan’s people.
Transition: But to understand how Oni characteristics affected the people of Japan a person must first understand how Oni are created. …show more content…
Reider (2010) summarizes the creation of Oni to be caused by the fear humans resonate from earthquakes, storms, or tsunamis (p. 2).
Additionally, a human can become an Oni depending how the human was treated during their lifetime.
Noriko T. Reider (2007) notes the story of "Oni No Michiyuki" in which a woman transforms into an Oni after the emperor forgets a promise to return to her (p. 114-115).
Transition: By knowing how Oni are created you can now comprehend why the characteristics Oni possess are interlinked.
Common characteristics of an Oni is their cannibalistic nature, ability to transform their appearance, and associated to prosperous items.
Oni are cannibalistic because they do not have another way to combat humans.
One example of cannibalism is Noriko T. Reider (2003) is the summarization of "Ise Monogatari" of a man kidnapping a woman and while taking shelter in ruined storehouse during a storm. Under the cover of the thunder, an oni eats the woman and disappears (p. 135-136).
Additionally, Oni have the ability to manipulate their monstrous form to appear human.
Reider (2010) translates and summarizes the tale of "Momijigari" in which on a warrior is sent to Mt. Togakushi to slay a demon but finds a woman on top instead (p.
Specific Purpose: To inform my classmates of Japanese mythology of Oni.
Attention Getter: What do you imagine when you think a demon? Does the demon have a body or is the demon a thought your brain? Does the demon have magical abilities or items? Depending on the culture you were raised in the depiction of the demon would be different.
Thesis: Japan's culture has their image of demons called Oni. Oni has influenced the culture of Japan by the way Oni are created, the characteristics they possess, and the effects of the lifestyle of Japan’s people.
Transition: But to understand how Oni characteristics affected the people of Japan a person must first understand how Oni are created. …show more content…
Reider (2010) summarizes the creation of Oni to be caused by the fear humans resonate from earthquakes, storms, or tsunamis (p. 2).
Additionally, a human can become an Oni depending how the human was treated during their lifetime.
Noriko T. Reider (2007) notes the story of "Oni No Michiyuki" in which a woman transforms into an Oni after the emperor forgets a promise to return to her (p. 114-115).
Transition: By knowing how Oni are created you can now comprehend why the characteristics Oni possess are interlinked.
Common characteristics of an Oni is their cannibalistic nature, ability to transform their appearance, and associated to prosperous items.
Oni are cannibalistic because they do not have another way to combat humans.
One example of cannibalism is Noriko T. Reider (2003) is the summarization of "Ise Monogatari" of a man kidnapping a woman and while taking shelter in ruined storehouse during a storm. Under the cover of the thunder, an oni eats the woman and disappears (p. 135-136).
Additionally, Oni have the ability to manipulate their monstrous form to appear human.
Reider (2010) translates and summarizes the tale of "Momijigari" in which on a warrior is sent to Mt. Togakushi to slay a demon but finds a woman on top instead (p.