Breaking into Japanese Literature/Identity: Tatemae and Honne

Tetsuo Ishii; José Roberto Saravia Vargas; Juan Carlos Saravia Vargas

Tetsuo Ishii
José Roberto Saravia Vargas
Juan Carlos Saravia Vargas

Resumen

Due to the application of Euro-centered methods of interpretation, literary criticism has
overlooked key social aspects that are characteristic of Japanese literature. Among these much-neglected
characteristics one can include the paired concepts tatemae and honne. By incorporating those concepts
into a reading of Japanese texts, the reader can discover social issues previously unseen. Banana
Yosimoto’s novel Kitchen is used to illustrate the different interactions of tatemae and honne.

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