Write a 4 page essay on Define Mishima's Double vision/two perspectives/two-sided characteristic in the novel.Download file to see previous pages... From this paper, it is clear that the one snide-nes

Write a 4 page essay on Define Mishima's Double vision/two perspectives/two-sided characteristic in the novel.

From this paper, it is clear that the one snide-ness which differentiates Omi relationship with the narrator ‘I’ from the modern ideal of love is mainly derived from the age differences between the two characters. This is a typical aspect of a traditional nans Hoku couples. The aspect emphasizes the issue of hierarchy in a Japanese society which is influenced by Confucian notions of precedence based on age. Japanese nans Hoku is age structured whereby the younger partner is assigned the passive role and the older partner who is the adult male takes the active role. The differentiation between the active role of the adult man and the passive role of the younger man is a true case of a couple in the culture. Mishima has used the biblical concept ‘homosexuality’ to explain how the current western culture has confused it with nans Hoku to suggest a shameful and sinful act or feeling.

The sexual preference of the male protagonist ‘I’ in Confessions of a Mask has mixed the traditions of nans Hoku tradition and that of the modern concept, homosexuality. The basic asymmetry of the erotic relationship has maintained characteristics of nans Hoku whereas the sexual identity and the dichotomy of mind and flesh portray a western and modernized attitude which is homosexuality. The reader has to bear in mind that there is a difference between nans Hoku and homosexuality when analyzing the novel Confessions of a Mask as well as when dealing with aspects of Japanese male to male relationships.