Question 1
In Japanese Literature, the recourse to dialect and specific reference to literature functions has been developed in specified images. Both works of art are equally striking, and for this reason readers in particular are taken to a high level of understanding of not only general English literature, but Japanese Literature as well. Both writers employ the use of skillful understanding of long tradition of works that have been withdrawn familiarly from classical Japanese literature. Both of the authors’ visits gloom in the city and gloom in the country and for account of my hut visit, the great medieval classics of Japanese literature.
In both classical literatures, there is super influence in the development of Japanese literature while both of them observe the society from a protagonist narrator point of view. It might be argued that this kind of societal view is a form of detachment to a kind of occasion that can be presented in lyric melancholy. In different arguments that compare both works of art, the said development of melancholy are tied closely to a sense of Buddhism which high level of pessimism towards the state and that of Japanese culture. Evidently, Chomei, and Kenko withdrew from the society and in witness of their developments, what they termed as rational reasoning of the state of society has been placed in their withdrawal.
Just like Sei Shonagon, Kenko’s thoughts about the world around him are brought out in cheer although with huge replacements of nostalgia and melancholy. Looking at the developments of Koma’s own work, he also develops thoughts of the world around him, but their attitudes are different looking at their specific developments. Unlike Kenko who was disturbed by instability and warfare of his time and became a Buddhist monk, Kamo’s attitude towards his society was not as dramatic, however, it can be argued that his period was not characterized by constant warfare as was the case during Kenko’s time. Their attitudes towards the world would fully find comparison in how social change took place during the different periods and this is why Kenko was very dramatic in his discussion to enable sensibility.
However, unlike Kamo, Kenko’s work of art depicted full conception of beauty and this transcends to be viewed in Japanese architecture and work in present. Kamo’s attitude in as much as it took form in a century that was not characterized by warfare, it did not so much depict ideas of beauty and what is beautiful as well as it expressed a certain sense of not being aesthetic. His views and attitudes do not really reflect on present day art and architecture of Japanese literature because of he did not paint beautiful pictures of what he was developing as a discussion. Kamo basically focused on the narration of his life and how he experienced personal disappointment. The same disappointments later made him turn his back from the world and entered into Buddhism and a life of being a monk.
According to him, monkhood accounted for isolation from the society, isolation from family and friends and ultimately isolation from oneself. It is evident from his narration that from the narration of the chaos in his life, there is a reflection of human life tragedy. In comparison to Kenko, Kamo develops his idea around the belief of Buddhism. In his Buddhist approach, he presents us with an understanding of how human effort in accomplishing material things is vanity, effectively and lyrically discusses how the same ambitions towards material things is tragic to human life. And so comfortably Kamo would be referred to as the Buddhist.
Question 2
Kenko’s major reason for writing was to reveal a secure place in society that people did not see. Even though he seemed to resemble typical Buddhist cultures, Kenko’s writing tradition was evidently different from the traditions developed by other writers. A different reason for her writing was to also stream some level of consciousness into the thinking of her readers while allowing them to brush through the activities of the times in which he lived. Even in his idea of Budhism, he wanted to fully develop an idea of simplicity, naturalness, humility and meditation and provide how these same virtues should be incorporated in our daily activities. He ensured that he stayed composed and did not see m to be influenced by the happenings during that time.
In her wide range of subjects, he wanted to urge his readers to make the most of the time they were given to live but while trying to make the most of this time, he insisted in the development of virtues of thinking and contemplation. Among all these motives, one of his motives that continue to stand out is the remark of his suggestion that is evident in the pleasure of reading his book which does not only shed light to societal issues but also enable individuals to live beyond compare. Just as Nikki, Kenko also writes about intimate emotional sides of living with main focus on people’s private life. To maintain the reasons for their main intentions of writing, both writers as female writers did not feel like they would crush and swallow those who made them go through difficult times. And from this stemmed their main intentions of writing which were in line with development of virtues of tolerance towards one another regardless of the circumstance.
Question 3
The exile of Go-Daigo is among the many prosperous works that was written during the tough times in Japan, this story was developed in a bid to correct imperial succession that would make Japan divine and special unlike other areas. The author portrays the emperor as a handsome young man full of unlimited sensitivities. He depicts the emperor to be very human, full of compassion that other emperor in his position would react. When he thinks about being taken to exile, he thinks of his fate and the fate of the emperor as well understanding the unlikelihood of the emperor ruling again. He mourns the fate of his emperor while he will be in the midst of exile.
He does not blame the soldiers who posed as the emperors enemies but instead he thinks he should blame his own transgressions as part of his past life. The reigning military powers had no offense taking him to exile; military actions upon him were fully blamed on his past transgressions. His motivation for writing was in line with providing accounts of the heroism of true emperors. The author also wants to meditate on the duties on emperors while in service. He shows how emperors have no regard for human life but defends soldiers’ activities by blaming himself and his past mistakes. In a nutshell, the author depicts the cruelty of regimes and how their selections adhere to the details of the emperor while at the same time meditating on commitments of past life.
