Funerary Symbols in Oe Kenzaburo’s The Silent Cry (1967) and Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain (1970)

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dc.contributor.authorNderitu, James
dc.contributor.authorMakokha, J. K. S.
dc.contributor.authorMugubi, John
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-19T08:56:40Z
dc.date.available2022-01-19T08:56:40Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis research paper is based on the study of the primary texts; Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain (1970) and Oe Kenzaburo’s The Silent Cry (1967). It seeks to identify and examine the significance of funerary symbols in the two selected novels. The paper also looks at the influence that funerary symbols have on plot, characterization and themes in the texts. A writer uses one form of communication over another in his or her work for a reason. An interrogation of available scholarship on Japanese writers indicates that the area covered by this research has not been exhausted. This study and its findings address this research paucity and invoke further research. The research design is descriptive. Since this is a library based research, the primary texts were read alongside other critical works deemed relevant for the findings of the research. The results from the primary data were then analyzed before the final findings. This study was conducted within the guidelines of two theoretical frameworks: Semiotics Literary theory and Psychoanalytic literary theory. Semiotics literary approach is instrumental when it comes to analyzing the communication modes embraced by the two authors. Psychoanalysis is useful in analyzing the funerary symbols employed by the selected authorsen_US
dc.identifier.citationNderitu, J., Makokha, J. K. S., & Mugubi, J. Funerary Symbols in Oe Kenzaburo’s the Silent Cry (1967) and Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain (1970).en_US
dc.identifier.issn2347-3126
dc.identifier.issn2347-3134
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/23111
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (IJSELL)en_US
dc.subjectAestheticsen_US
dc.subjectFunerary Symbolsen_US
dc.subjectIbuseen_US
dc.subjectJapanese Fictionen_US
dc.subjectKenzaburoen_US
dc.titleFunerary Symbols in Oe Kenzaburo’s The Silent Cry (1967) and Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain (1970)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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