Suicide has long been a way to uphold one’s family honor in Japan (Louie, 2014). Unlike the West, religions like Christianity view suicide as a sin carrying a negative meaning. Japanese countries see suicide as a mean of apologizing for disgrace, defeat, or any other dishonorable action or event (Louie, 2014). WWII demonstrated this culture of self-sacrifice. And while the Westerners frequently misunderstand this action, certainly is not for the fundamentalist who will die for their cause, religion, and family.
We may ask ourselves whether there is anything so extreme worth dying other than war. It is a theme that is so absorbing because our take on “failure.” unimportant. Failure is a form of success, or at least, can lead up to it. Life throws …show more content…
These differences include values, behaviors, education and customs of the respectable culture.While the end of life experience is universal, suicidal behaviors are culturally bound (Carteret, 2011). In Japan, the relationship between two people is significantly affected by obligations. For instance, Japan is a culture of Shame, implicating what other people think of you has a more powerful impact on behavior than what the individual believes. In contrast, the United States is based on guilt, where truth, justice, and the preservation of the individual rights are a more important component of consciousnesses. In United States suicide is not an honorable way to die. Japenese Society does not value personal freedom as much as the United States. In western culture, guilt can be received through confession, self-righteousness or the justice system, but in Japanese culture, disgrace cannot be removed until a person does what society expects, which may include committing suicide (McCrann, n.d.). If Ra Mi were from the United States, her committing suicide should not be viewed as “honorable.”. United Staes considers this as a heinous crime, the murder of her children. People who are from a different culture and resides in America need to abide by our laws (Pound, 1985). It would be different if she were on Japanese soil. Thus, no view is right or wrong; it depends on the individual’s opinion and the
We may ask ourselves whether there is anything so extreme worth dying other than war. It is a theme that is so absorbing because our take on “failure.” unimportant. Failure is a form of success, or at least, can lead up to it. Life throws …show more content…
These differences include values, behaviors, education and customs of the respectable culture.While the end of life experience is universal, suicidal behaviors are culturally bound (Carteret, 2011). In Japan, the relationship between two people is significantly affected by obligations. For instance, Japan is a culture of Shame, implicating what other people think of you has a more powerful impact on behavior than what the individual believes. In contrast, the United States is based on guilt, where truth, justice, and the preservation of the individual rights are a more important component of consciousnesses. In United States suicide is not an honorable way to die. Japenese Society does not value personal freedom as much as the United States. In western culture, guilt can be received through confession, self-righteousness or the justice system, but in Japanese culture, disgrace cannot be removed until a person does what society expects, which may include committing suicide (McCrann, n.d.). If Ra Mi were from the United States, her committing suicide should not be viewed as “honorable.”. United Staes considers this as a heinous crime, the murder of her children. People who are from a different culture and resides in America need to abide by our laws (Pound, 1985). It would be different if she were on Japanese soil. Thus, no view is right or wrong; it depends on the individual’s opinion and the