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The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket

 

            
             The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket.
             Pure, satisfying happiness, harmony, sincerity, innocence, love and laughter .
             compose a fond, vivid memory. Vibrant colors in every shade imaginable illuminate .
             more than a Japanese embankment and a festive evening of smiles and friendships; these .
             brilliant colors kindle a warm, fulfilling childhood memory recalled by Fujio, the .
             narrator. Simple and unaffected, children can often provide the most valuable wisdom. .
             Yasunari Kawabata sends a beautiful message in The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket, .
             reminding everyone that life isn't always what one perceives it to be. Success and .
             happiness isn't always attained the way one expects it to be and it's important to look .
             past superficiality and ignorance to achieve true prosperity.
             Young children frolick around the bushes in search of what they envision to be .
             the ultimate pinnacle and primary objective of the evening- a grasshopper. Often, people .
             allow themselves to be narrow- minded or cynical when focusing on a goal or prospect. .
             The result of this type of thinking is commonly regret. Fujio just can't be satisfied unless .
             Kiyoko is cradling a grasshopper in her hand because he is searching so intensely for a .
             grasshopper, and a bell cricket seems petty and mundane in comparison. Fujio's inner .
             conflict is illustrated when he is disappointed to learn that the insect is a bell cricket, even .
             though it brings Kiyoko joy and delight. Quite possibly, this flaw will fester and lead him .
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             to make poor choices in his life, or miss out on positive opportunities. Obviously, he's .
             suffered a significant amount of turmoil in his life, because in the end, to his "Clouded, .
             wounded heart, even a true bell cricket will seem like a grasshopper."" (May 328).Fujio .
             has a clouded and wounded heart because his life has been tumultuous and his inability to .
             appreciate what he has is a direct cause of that. As Fujio has grown into a man, he has .


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