While the traditional Japanese valued humbleness, respect, and kindness toward the community, as showcased by Shinji, the Western values seemed to contradict them in every way, as Shinji exemplified through his arrogance, disrespectfulness, and the acts he took to separate himself from the island. Was this superiority of the traditional Japanese values completely fabricated by Mishima? Or is there a reality behind it? Different people will believe differently, so it is hard to say anything for sure. There will always be an opposition to any belief, so each individual must decide that
While the traditional Japanese valued humbleness, respect, and kindness toward the community, as showcased by Shinji, the Western values seemed to contradict them in every way, as Shinji exemplified through his arrogance, disrespectfulness, and the acts he took to separate himself from the island. Was this superiority of the traditional Japanese values completely fabricated by Mishima? Or is there a reality behind it? Different people will believe differently, so it is hard to say anything for sure. There will always be an opposition to any belief, so each individual must decide that