"We just have so much in common, like we both have 2 dogs! And, we're both from L.A." -- Blonde girl from Lost in Translation, "Evalyn Wa"
It is part of the human condition to cling to familiarity.
Consistency and familiarity give us comfort and security.
We are constantly looking for things we have in common with those around us, always searching for that common connector.
C O N N E C T I O N.
We love to be connected. To fit in. To be a unified part in something.
Because what "fits in" brings comfort and acceptance.
"The very popularity of Endo's novel would seem to proclaim a Japan that is not indifferent to Christianity, but looking for a form of Christianity that will suit its natural character."
--Silence, Translator's Preface.
Christianity in Japan is a Big Mac at a Sushi Bar, it doesn't fit into the culture's character. So what would make Christianity fit in Japanese Culture? This is the question that came to my mind when I read this from the preface and yet, I cannot come up with an answer. To be honest, I don't think there can be a cut & paste fashioned fix that could be done to suddenly form Christianity into a form that would be accepted or "fit" into Japan's national character. This is something I look forward to thinking about on the sidelines of my mind throughout reading Endo's novels this semester.
Danielle Nicole
It is part of the human condition to cling to familiarity.
Consistency and familiarity give us comfort and security.
We are constantly looking for things we have in common with those around us, always searching for that common connector.
C O N N E C T I O N.
We love to be connected. To fit in. To be a unified part in something.
Because what "fits in" brings comfort and acceptance.
"The very popularity of Endo's novel would seem to proclaim a Japan that is not indifferent to Christianity, but looking for a form of Christianity that will suit its natural character."
--Silence, Translator's Preface.
Christianity in Japan is a Big Mac at a Sushi Bar, it doesn't fit into the culture's character. So what would make Christianity fit in Japanese Culture? This is the question that came to my mind when I read this from the preface and yet, I cannot come up with an answer. To be honest, I don't think there can be a cut & paste fashioned fix that could be done to suddenly form Christianity into a form that would be accepted or "fit" into Japan's national character. This is something I look forward to thinking about on the sidelines of my mind throughout reading Endo's novels this semester.
Danielle Nicole
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