My reflection to the discussion was my ending was different to others. i thought Kane would marry no one or she would end up marring the merchant son. my second prediction was right.though i was surprised that Magoza would kill himself, i am aware that is common and ethical in Japanese culture. Omiai shows that arranged married was common and Kane didn't really have a choice in who she really wanted to marry. a lot of concepts were used but Omiai and Bushido were the most common used.
Hedataru to Najimu
"If one says that students Najimu their teachers, it means that they become attached to and have close feelings for the teacher(109)".
In America, we do have a distinctive separation of who we may know to who we are close to and have feelings for. we have a saying if you get attached or feelings for their teacher is a teachers pet.
"Three stages are considered important: maintaining hedatari, moving through hedatari, and deepening friendship by najimu(109)".
In America, we also follow similar stages. we have to build a foundation to become acquaintances. then we don't want to seem too clingy to ruin chances of becoming better friends.so then to deepen a relationship you learn personal information about the individual, spend time with them and get to know ones family.
Shudan Ishiki
"In Japanese society, people are primarily group-oriented and give more priority to group harmony than to individuals(195)".
Particularity college students are opposite to this statement you tend to stay by yourself and when you enter a classroom you tend to pick a seat and hope someone doesn't sit next to you, unless you can relate to them or have met them before.
"Japanese in groups are usually indifferent to outsiders. however, when outsiders are invited to come with appointments, they are treated courteously as formal guests(196)".
In America, joining a group or a circle of friends, you do have to check to see if they are worthy to be in the group. you have to have similar interests and sometimes on the same path. an outsider you do have to kinda be skeptical to see if they are true and loyal.
The Do spirit of Japan
"By far the most influential stream of Buddhist thought on Japanese culture was Zen Buddhism(73)".
Zen Buddhism was a period when literature, painting,creative arts, and gardening was brought to the light. it was the period of the courtly age. Zen means meditation so meditation infusing with it spirit inspired Noh theater and literature and many other arts.
"simply learning patterns by rote, which has never been advocated in Zen thought, does not foster creativity, growth and development unless you go beyond the form(77)".
Too many people emphasize outer forms.People focus more on the harmony that you can lose yourself. you never have an opinion, your just going with the flow and it doesn't have a impact on you Zen thought.The Japanese feel as though if they do not keep the peace and blindly agree then they will be cast out the group so they do just that blindly stay at a surface levels.
Haragei
"...is used in business and politics as a deceitful means of communication in which people hide their real motives in order to gain power and advantage(103)".
Similar to Honne to Tatemae you tend to keep how you really feel to yourself. even if you are right you may just stay nonverbal. you keep the harmony. with Amae, you read in between the lines to decipher what one is thinking.
"in low-context cultures, people often ask questions to try to make everything clear because they are less tolerant about ambiguous situations(105)".
In the west countries, we want all the information. even with gossip we want the whole scoop of whats going on with the situation.i can see how this concept can be confusing in america, we don't leave anything to the imagination. we don't even like to read between the lines to someones subtle gestures to see if they are just agreeing to keep the harmony.
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