Western vs. Japanesse Identity in Yukio Mishima's "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea"

Yukio Mishima's novel "Sailor from the Sea" (now called "Sailor") follows Noboru, a sensitive 13-year-old boy who caught a point between childhood and adolescence. In the days when traditional Japanese values ​​give way to new, modern and Western values, he is seeking identity. From the beginning of the novel, we saw that the rise is trapped in his room to prevent him from secretly entering to see other people. The gang is made up of five other boys.

Yoko Mishima's "sea fighter" will be held after the Second World War against the background of the port of Yokohama Port. At the beginning of the book, we will introduce three main characters. Widow Kuroda Fuko, Europe's excellent merchant merchant, rise of her provocative son, and the second partner of freight ship Rakuji Tsukasaki Ryuji. Yokota has a luxury clothing store imported from Europe and the United Kingdom. A 13 - year - old boy who lost his father five years ago, living a lonely life with his young son, Noboru. Rise spends most of his free time on a group of boys of his age seeking to understand the fundamental order of the universe through his objective philosophy.

For Mishima Yukio 's Rise Kuroda, the lives of seafarers who have defeated from the ocean include those for the adult world and all the emotions that accompany it. Through the diary's words and the actions of the gang, the rise slowly departed from society and took in extreme beliefs. In these respects, the rise reflects Mishima's life and his views on Japanese culture in the middle of the 20th century. As a little boy, later adult Mishima shares functions with young risers

The sailor who fell from the sea by Yukio Mishima is considered to be one of many special and irreplaceable contributions of the Japanese to the literary circle. This book was translated by John Nathan and was published in New York at the length of 181 pages by First Vintage International in 1994. The original version was published by Alfred A. Knopf in New York in 1965. It is used to judge books, and usually how do I choose a book to read. The book was assigned to the course, but I gave the cover once before reading it yet. My first impression is that the coverpiece supports the title of the book, drawing seafarers focusing on large waves. I learned that Big Wave is a symbol of the popularity of Japanese culture, and after reading this book, I covered the cover again. Everything about the cover reflects the way the Japanese culture is written from wave to title and author's name. People think that the top of the cover is climbing.