Essays from An Artist of the Floating world on how the past affects the present and the future
The past can be bizarre, threateningly spilling into the present and the future. To avert tragedy,
sufficient personal effort must be inculcated
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Essays from An Artist of the Floating world on how the past affects the present and the future
The past can be bizarre, threateningly spilling into the present and the future. To avert tragedy, sufficient personal effort must be inculcated for a gratifying future. With illustrations from An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro, write an essay to demonstrate this. (20mks) Life decisions can be detrimental and regrettable at times. When a person opts for a course of life, they may inadvertently make a wrong choice and be forced to bear the consequences. As shown in the book, some characters such as Mr Ono, Matsuda, Yugio Naguchi, and Mrs. Kawakami make unfortunate choices that later haunt them in life but endeavour to right the wrongs. Mr Ono created propagandist and imperialist paintings which fuelled the Japanese war. He was favoured before and during the war, thus making a great name from the aforesaid paintings. The fame enhanced his acquisition of a magnificent house at half price. However, after the war, Mr Ono was taken aback by the waning fame and the rate at which…
