Swaddling Clothes | Themes
Culture Clash: Japanese Tradition vs. Western Modernization
The ‘‘culture clash’’ depicted in ‘‘Swaddling Clothes’’ is unique because it is expressed through the struggle of traditional Japanese morals and ethics sustaining itself under the powerful influence of western modernization. In this story, modernization of Japanese social life is represented primarily as an unwelcome import from the west. As the figure who most readily embraces western, modern influence, Toshiko’s husband is portrayed negatively. Unaffected by the nurse’s loss of moral values,...
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