Gaining control: mapping the absences in Yoshimoto’s kitchen, goodbye tsugumi & lizard

Gaining control: mapping the absences in Yoshimoto’s kitchen, goodbye tsugumi & lizard

In an interview, author Yoshimoto Banana commented, “I think the way society is right now is ephemeral; reflections of what humans might be, possibilities, so I try to focus instead on the human soul, rather than how a person appears” (Doshi). Yoshimoto articulates a fragment of these sentiments in...

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Main Author: Sim, Zi Qin Ilysa
Other Authors: Lee Hyunjung
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2016
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-670072019-12-10T14:31:43Z Gaining control: mapping the absences in Yoshimoto’s kitchen, goodbye tsugumi & lizard Sim, Zi Qin Ilysa Lee Hyunjung School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities In an interview, author Yoshimoto Banana commented, “I think the way society is right now is ephemeral; reflections of what humans might be, possibilities, so I try to focus instead on the human soul, rather than how a person appears” (Doshi). Yoshimoto articulates a fragment of these sentiments in her works that this paper will consider, the impetus for its survey of how generations are produced and clash. The pervasive heaviness that weighs on the Japanese youth is the inner discord with self and community that they cannot reconcile. What has changed from what is thrust on them (culture at birth) differs so greatly that a distorted reflection of their identity is all they project – the burden of confusion. Bachelor of Arts 2016-05-10T07:25:45Z 2016-05-10T07:25:45Z 2016 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/67007 en Nanyang Technological University 35 p. application/pdf
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Gaining control: mapping the absences in Yoshimoto’s kitchen, goodbye tsugumi & lizard
description In an interview, author Yoshimoto Banana commented, “I think the way society is right now is ephemeral; reflections of what humans might be, possibilities, so I try to focus instead on the human soul, rather than how a person appears” (Doshi). Yoshimoto articulates a fragment of these sentiments in her works that this paper will consider, the impetus for its survey of how generations are produced and clash. The pervasive heaviness that weighs on the Japanese youth is the inner discord with self and community that they cannot reconcile. What has changed from what is thrust on them (culture at birth) differs so greatly that a distorted reflection of their identity is all they project – the burden of confusion.
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title Gaining control: mapping the absences in Yoshimoto’s kitchen, goodbye tsugumi & lizard
title_short Gaining control: mapping the absences in Yoshimoto’s kitchen, goodbye tsugumi & lizard
title_full Gaining control: mapping the absences in Yoshimoto’s kitchen, goodbye tsugumi & lizard
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