Samurai

The autobiography, Musui’s Story, depicts the life of Katsu Kokichi, a samurai who lived during the Tokugawa period of Japan. Katsu Kokichi was a masterless samurai who never held public office, due, in large part, to the trouble he often found himself in throughout his youth. As he grows older, however, he reflects on his youth and attempts to change his life for the better. He becomes a person others can count on and he uses his familial connections to aid others in his community. Despite his…

have regarding the samurai are myths and legends. They tend to exaggerate both the heroic as well as the faulty characteristics of the characters whom they describe. This helps them to get across messages about features that people should and should not seek to replicate; through this, these stories exemplify the key characteristics of the samurai to varying degrees. Four key qualities of the legendary Japanese warrior that are portrayed most strongly in Legends of the Samurai are appreciation…

the unification of multiple ethnicities. It’s implementation is vital towards the success of a movement, and it’s concept and practice are displayed by Yen Le Espiritu’s “Coming Together: The Asian American Movement”, and Diane C. Fujino’s book, “Samurai Among Panthers” respectively. In Espiritu’s text, a pan-ethnic organization or more specifically, a pan-Asian organization did two things for the Asian American movement. First, the organizational…

In Medieval times Samurai had little respect for women;Very strong armor;They practiced a very strict code of conduct; They also had very Important educational practices. In my first paragraph I will compare the knights and samurai views of women. The wives of the Samurai were treated very poorly by their husbands. The wives of the Samurai were not free to do what they wanted to. Knights paid respect towards women as one practice in their Code of conduct. I believe that everyone should…

In the book Samurai's tale Taro begins the journey to become a samurai. After Lord Akiyama killed his parents Akiyama took care of him and sent him to the cookhouse. One of the major things that helps this story move forward is that people in his life cause him to change and when they die or go away he learns to let them go. In the beginning Taro has been sent to the cookhouse he met Togan and learned many things. One of the quotes that supports this is in page 17 Taro learned that “ In…

Niya has experiences and new insight into life allowing him to have personal growth. Samurai Kids was written by Sandy Fussel and was published in 2008. It is about a one legged boy named Niya who dreams of being the white crane. Throughout the book Niya has bad and good experiences and slowly matures. Niya encounters many experiences that later on in life teaches him a lesson. Niya was born with one leg, so he has not experienced what life is like with two legs. He constantly practices how to…

of The Last Samurai I found myself turning my nose up at was the ridiculous aspect of romance between Captain Algren and Taka, which truly was just unnecessary. While I love a good empowering female character (Zootopia is my favorite movie, partly because it’s adorable and partly because Judy Hopps is a strong and independent lead female character), Taka’s involvement in this unneeded romance almost ruins her character for me. As the only prominent female character in The Last Samurai, Taka…

how a man can be the perfect samurai. By first explaining the four promises that each Samurai makes. These vows are what makes a samurai stand out and have a more meaningful role in society. The vows are as states; “1) Never fall behind in the Way of the Warrior. 2) Serve your liege lord well. 3) Be filially pious. 4) Be deeply compassionate and help all human beings.” The vows are the most important because it is what Yamamoto’s who teachings are about. The samurai were an elite team. They…

The Samurai claimed that he killed himself to preserve the little honor that was left. For instance, he declared that he was disgraced when the Bandit raped his wife. Orit Kamir states that “For an individual to watch another man take his woman is the most devastating humiliation with any honor culture, including the one of the Samurai" (32). However, the Samurai felt more humiliated when the wife begged the Bandit to take her with…

sketch, the lighting is different from the original scene suggests telling a different meaning on what is happening to the samurai. The first panel in the sketch the lighting is dark, suggests an ill omen. The lighting from the first panel differs from the original because the original scene was brighter. The original scene the lighting suggests that the samurai is confused and struggling on what to do next. The lighting in the…