Disrespect in The Sailor who Fell From Grace with the Sea and Wonderful

Dis wonder in The Sailor who Fell From lard with the sea and Wonderful Fool Throughout various exercises of world literature, respect is a major concern amongst the characters. This manifests itself in how the consanguinitys mingled with characters in the work are characterized. Sometimes lack of proper respect can be an auxiliary cause for conflict, while in other cases it can be the root of it. In Japanese culture, respect is considered very important in the relationships between different people for example, it is customary to bow to ones elders and respect those of passe-partout knowledge and ability. Failure to show such respect is taken objectionably and considered extremely disrespectful. This important supposition of disrespect is quite prevalent in both The Sailor who Fell From Grace with the Sea and Wonderful Fool, where the relationship characterization of the two primary(prenominal) characters reflect this idea through the conflicts. In the former, Ryuji shows disrespect by patronizing Noboru, which causes conflict in the latter, Gastons lack of result to the gangster Endos disrespect is an auxiliary cause to the main conflict between them. In Yukio Mishimas The Sailor who Fell From Grace with the Sea, Noboru has a very senior high opinion of his intellectual acumen. At thirteen, Noboru was convinced of his own genius ( separately of the others in the gang felt the same way) . . . (Mishima 8). Noboru, along with the other members of his gang, view themselves to be mature and intelligent. They believe that societal hierarchy restricts their intellect. They feel it to be their modified privilege and that the gang members are the ones who do the permitting . Teachers, schools, fathers, society - we permit each tho... ...ren are susceptible to this sort of flattery, and like it. However, since Noboru views himself as the farthest intimacy from a child, he is deeply offended he views this patronization as disresp ect. In Wonderful Fool, Gastons unresponsiveness to Endos disrespect becomes a secondary cause to the main conflict between them. Endo does not want Gaston around because to him Gaston represents sentimentality consequently Endo tries to get rid of him by verbally berating him and at one point striking him. These conflicts resolve in different manners, however this concept of disrespect is a contributing factor to those conflicts and provoke the antagonism of each work. Works Cited Endo, Shusaku. Wonderful Fool. London Peter Owen Publishers, 1995. Mishima, Yukio. The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea. New York Vintage International, 1993.