... speak" (Herrigel). Niki goes through all of these stages throughout the novel as he eventually obtains satori. As the novel begins the reader meets Niki Jumpei, a school teacher on a holiday searching for a sand beetle to discover so his name will be put into an illustrated encyclopedia so that he might be remembered forever (Abe ... the realization that the rope ladder leading out of the sand pit was gone. Thus, the question was posed to the pupil, Niki. His confidence is still high at this point, believing that his intelligence will solve the problem because he is smarter than the vil...

• Word Count: 1670
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School