UCLA Modern Japanese Literature Paper Part I: The Transition to Modernity From Edo to Meiji—— Mori Ōgai, “Maihime”* Higuchi Ichiyō, “Growing Up”* The Cri

UCLA Modern Japanese Literature Paper Part I: The Transition to Modernity

From Edo to Meiji—— Mori Ōgai, “Maihime”* Higuchi Ichiyō, “Growing Up”*

The Crisis of Individualism———Natsume Sōseki, Kokoro

Part II: The 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake

After the Quake: Tremors of Modernism——-Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, “The Ball” * “Cogwheels” * “A Fool’s Life”(excerpt) *

Edogawa Rampo, “Traveler with the Pasted Rag Picture” * Kobayashi Hideo, “Literature of the Lost Home” *

The Ambivalence of the Modern——Tanizaki Jun’ichirō, Naomi

Part III: Defeat and Occupation

Snapshots of Defeat——Shiga Naoya, “Ashen Moon” *; Hayashi Fumiko, “Bones” * Hotta Yoshie, “Shadow Pieces” *;

Sakaguchi Ango, “Discourse on Decadence” *

Occupied Japan——Kawabata Yasunari, Thousand Cranes

Part IV: Apocalyptic Visions of Contemporary Japan

The End of the World———Murakami Haruki, Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

1995———-Murakami Haruki, After the Quake

3.11 and Beyond———Tawada Yōko, The Emissary

Choose at least one literature from the list and came up with a thesis statement for example comparing pre-war novel (Maihime) with post-war work (ashen Moon) To discuss the effects of World War II on the society of Japan. Or anything U think its interesting to write about.

Eight pages double space and for the citation please use MLA.

Those books all can be found online free I believed If any of the book u cant find just message me I will upload it