Mod B-Critical Study of Literature Flashcards
ensure
E
“ensure that what I painted … could be accepted with pride by our nation.”
Nationalism, Artistic Integrity
One can
O
Matsuda
“one can do is hold firmly to one’s beliefs. It is at such times that one has to …”
Integrity and Conviction, Personal Beliefs
A man
A
“A man who aspires to be an artist must look at himself and see beyond the surface of his work.”
Self-Reflection, Self-Love
THERE IS
T
“There is certainly a satisfaction in understanding one’s own past and knowing that there is a coherent pattern to one’s actions.”
Memory and Reflection, Seeking Redemption
FIRE
Motif of fire
“fire?”’, “why is there fire’’ and ‘’ smell of buring’‘-Fire, then, is a motif signaling to us that an artist’s principles are becoming tyrannical.
I HEAR & THE A
Americanisation of Japan
'’I hear there is hardly any of the old management left”
'’the Americans have an immense amount to teach us’’
IT IS
Intergenerational Differences
“It is tragic that so many of his generation died as they did, but why must he harbour such bitterness for his elders?
