The Cultural Conflict in the Novel Kokoro by Natsume Soseki (1846 words, 6 pages)
Natsume Soseki, in his novel Kokoro, illustrates how the opening of Japan to the West during the Meiji period created a cultural conflict which would define the existence of generations of Japanese. Western values, placing an extraordinary amount of emphasis on individualism, contrasted with the traditional Japanese reverence for community. ...
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