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Tag: Fountains in the Rain

Fountains in the Rain – Analysis

Posted on November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 by JL Admin

Yukio Mishima became a rising star in the Japanese literary field when he was only in his mid-twenties, and he remains today one of that country’s most internationally renowned contemporary writers. Susan J. Napier writes in the Dictionary of Literary Biography that Mishima is a “writer who has helped mold the Western imagination of Japan…

Fountains in the Rain – Setting

Posted on November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 by JL Admin

The Japanese Economy  After World War II, Japan made a rapid and impressive economic recovery. Many factors contributed to the country’s success. Instead of concentrating on producing inexpensive textiles sold to other Asian countries, Japan began to produce advanced technology for a world market. Japan’s workforce was skilled and highly motivated. The government also cooperated…

Fountains in the Rain – Literary Devices

Posted on November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 by JL Admin

Point of View  The story is told from the third-person point of view. Everything that happens in the story is filtered through Akio. The reader only learns his thoughts and ideas. Because Akio is so unperceptive and so uninterested in Masako, the reader learns very little about her. The only indications of what she is…

Fountains in the Rain – Themes

Posted on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 by JL Admin

Love  Although love is not what Akio feels for Masako, it is still a theme in the story since Akio used the promise of love to woo Masako. He did so only in order to form a relationship with her so he could break up with her. Akio has no emotional ties to Masako, but…

Fountains in the Rain – Summary

Posted on November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 by JL Admin

The story opens with a young man and a young woman walking through the rain. The girl, Masako, is crying incessantly. The boy, Akio, has recently broken off their relationship while they were having tea. Akio had pursued the relationship only in order to break up with her. Once he did so, however, Masako began…

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